Interfaith Dialogue: African Parliaments’ Speakers Commend HM the King’s Pioneering Role in Serving Africa’s Interests

Marrakech – African parliament speakers who were in attendance at the Parliamentary Conference on Interfaith Dialogue in Marrakech praised H.M. King Mohammed VI for his undeniable trailblazing work on behalf of the interests of the continent.

The Speakers of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi El Alami, and the House of Councilors, Enaam Mayara, met with the Speakers of the Senates of the Kingdom of Eswatini, Tanzania’s National Assembly, and the Republic of Burundi, Emmanuel Sinzohagera, on the sidelines of the Conference.

The Speaker of the Eswatini Senate thanked HM King Mohammed VI for granting His High Patronage to this conference in a statement to the media following the discussions. He also praised the “fantastic” work done by the two houses of parliament, the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IUP), and its secretariat to make this meeting a true success.

The establishment of a dialogue between religions and civilizations is a crucial component of this conference, according to Dlamini, who also added that regardless of one’s religion, all people are one and as such ought to treat one another with tolerance, respect, and trust.

Sinzohagera of Burundi, for his part, praised HM the King’s “proven” leadership “for having facilitated the holding of this august assembly,” which gathers lawmakers, religious leaders, professionals, and members of civil society.

He reminded that Morocco and Burundi have had a long history of brotherly and friendly ties.

The Speaker of the Tanzanian National Assembly, for her part, informed the media that she had discussed existing collaboration and cooperation between Rabat and Dodoma as well as cooperation between the two parliaments, highlighting the role that the two parliaments can play in fostering bilateral relations, with Talbi El Alami and Mayara.

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