King Mohammed gives instructions for humanitarian assistance to Iraqi people
Morocco-Iraq, Politics, 3/31/2003

Morroco's King Mohammed VI instructed the government and the Mohammed V Solidarity Foundation to send an emergency humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people, it was officially announced here this Sunday.

A statement, read out by official spokesman of the Royal Palace Hassan Aourid, says the sovereign has issued his instructions to the Moroccan government and to the Mohammed V Solidarity Foundation to extend an emergency humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people in the painful ordeal they are undergoing.

The assistance consists in medicine, pharmaceutical products and basic foodstuffs.

The sovereign also gave instructions to coordinate with international specialized organizations and institutions so that the operation be accomplished the soonest and in the best conditions.

The King had announced on Friday the opening of a bank account to collect voluntary donations by citizens to the Iraqi people.

Also, a toll-free phone number (080008888) is put at the disposal of people to enquire about procedures to give donations to the Iraqi people. The toll-free phone is operated for people wishing to obtain information about the fund-raising operation for the Iraqi people.

Meantime, the Moroccan national committee of support to the Iraqi People praised on Sunday the initiative announced by King Mohammed VI to open a bank account for people wishing to make donations for the Iraqi people.

In a release published this Sunday, the committee also hailed the massive turnout of Moroccans in the march held this Sunday in solidarity with the Iraqi people.

The committee voiced pride at the high maturity, civilized attitude and respect for the rules of public order manifested by Moroccans during the demonstrations.

The committee, that expressed pride at the resistance of the Iraqi people, further called the UN security council and the international community to endeavour for "the immediate cessation of aggression, the withdrawal of the American and British troops from Iraq and the respect of Iraq's territorial integrity."

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