King Mohammed reiterates support to Palestinian cause
Morocco-Palestine, Politics, 5/30/2005

Morocco's King Mohammed VI, Chairman of the Al-Qods Committee, renewed Saturday to the Palestinian President His support to the Palestinian cause and to the "brotherly Palestinian people."

During an audience that the monarch granted to the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas, King Mohammed VI reiterated Morocco's will to keep on providing all forms of support to the Palestinian cause and to the initiatives taken by the Palestinian Authority to set up the institutions of a democratic Palestinian State.

King Mohammed VI also reaffirmed He will pursue His efforts to gather the conditions conducive to the resumption of negotiations in order to achieve a fair, comprehensive and lasting peace, and to the establishment of an independent Palestinian State with Al-Qods Asharif (Jerusalem) as its capital, on the basis of the commitments made by the two parties and in implementation of the roadmap.

The Palestinian president, who had arrived in the North African kingdom on the same day for an official visit following his visit to the US, lauded the efforts the sovereign makes for the triumph of the Palestinian cause, the consecration of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people and the defense of Al-Qods.

Abbas also voiced his esteem for the Moroccan people, under the guidance of King Mohammed VI, for the full support it extends to the Palestinians.

The Palestinian president, who was the guest of the TV show Maa Al Hadath (with the event) aired by the 1st Moroccan channel TVM, said his meeting with King Mohammed VI revolved around the present situation in Palestine, and the outcome of his visit to the United States, as well as the "position of the US about the settlement of the Palestinian issue and the American vision about the particulars of this settlement."

He further noted his discussions with the monarch also tackled bilateral relations and the reactivation of the joint committee.

The Palestinian president, who was accompanied by an important delegation, left Morocco on Sunday.

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