Morocco participates in the 5th Conference of the Arab Parliament in Cairo

On Feb 12, 2023

Morocco is taking part in the work of the 5th Conference of the Arab Parliament and Speakers of Arab Parliaments and Assemblies, which opened on Saturday at the headquarters of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States in Cairo.

The meeting is expected to discuss the document prepared by the Arab Parliament on the issue of food security entitled “A Parliamentary Vision for Strengthening Arab Food Security”.

The Kingdom is represented at this event by a delegation led by the first vice-president of the House of Representatives, Mohamed Sabari, and composed of the head of the group of the National Rally of Independents (RNI) in the House of Councillors, member of the parliamentary caucus of the Arab Parliament and chairman of the Arab Food Security Committee, Mohamed El Bakkoury, the head of the department of bilateral relations and partnership in the House of Representatives, Mohsine Mounjid, as well as Mrs. Touria Hamam, general councillor at the House of Councillors.

Addressing the conference, the Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Adel Al-Assoumi, stressed that the conference is taking place at a time when the Arab nation is facing many crises, recalling that the repercussions of the Covid-19 pandemic had not yet disappeared when the Russian-Ukrainian crisis erupted, imposing considerable challenges on Arab economies.

Among the challenges that need to be addressed urgently is the vital issue of Arab food security, which is a central pillar of Arab national security, he added.

“In this context, we wanted Arab parliamentarians to contribute to solving this problem,” he said, noting that the document on which parliamentarians are expected to focus during this session addresses the most important challenges facing Arab countries in terms of food insecurity, as well as proposing some avenues for solving this problem

In this regard, Al-Assoumi called for greater integration and cooperation among Arab countries to achieve food self-sufficiency, warning that the pressing crises facing the world will continue as long as the global geopolitical situation remains inflamed and the world economy struggles to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

For his part, the Secretary General of the Arab League, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, said that the institutions of representation, legislation and control embodied by Arab parliaments, represent an essential pillar of the system of good governance, which is based on the participation of people in the political and development process.

Emphasising the need to strengthen the role of these institutions, he pointed out that economic difficulties, rising inflation rates, stagnation and the high cost of living have social consequences that have already been observed throughout the world.

In this situation, Aboul Gheit called for special attention to be given to issues of concern to the Arab nation as a whole and which directly affect the lives of Arab citizens.