Friday 27 September 2024
Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon Justin Tkatchenko, met with H.E. Mr. Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Expatriates, on the sidelines of the High-Level Week of the 79th United Nations General Assembly, on Wednesday 25 September 2024.
In their discussion, both Ministers reviewed the status of the excellent bilateral relations and highlight the importance of further strengthening them.
Mr. Bourita indicated that, despite the geographical distance, Morocco’s relations with Papua New Guinea and other Pacific Island Countries eat the center of the Kingdom’s South-South cooperation, in accordance with the High Instructions of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
Mr. Bourita described Morocco as a reliable and cooperative partner of PNG and reiterated the Kingdom’s commitment to continue to support the efforts of the Government of PNG to achieving the socio-economic development aspirations of its population.
Both Ministers reaffirmed the attachment of their respective countries to the respect of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of States as well as to the values of dialogue and negotiation for the peaceful resolution of disputes.
Mr. Tkatchenko further reaffirmed PNG’s support for the Kingdom’s sovereignty over the Moroccan Sahara and for the Moroccan Autonomy Plan, as the only and unique solution to this regional dispute.
He also highly praised the socio-economic development of the Southern Provinces that has been achieved thanks to the new development model launched by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in 2015.
Minister Tkatchenko also reiterated PNG’s support for the efforts of the Secretary General of the United Nations and his personal Envoy for the Sahara in order to achieve a realistic, practicable and enduring political solution based on compromise, in accordance with the parameters defined by the Security Council resolutions since 2007, in particular resolution 2703 adopted on October 30, 2023.
The Ministers agreed to continue and further strengthen their cooperation and coordination within International Organizations and multilateral Fora and committed to supporting each other on issues on the global agenda, particularly those related to climate change and sea level rise.