During the international conference on the protection of civilians from explosive weapons in populated areas, Morocco expressed its support for the political declaration that was released on Friday, Dublin, and emphasized the accountability of States that provide such weapons to armed groups.

The Moroccan team was led by Omar Zniber, the Permanent Representative of Morocco to Geneva, who was praised by the ambassador. The threat stems from the choice to use armed non-State actors to harm people, says the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. They believe that they are not required to abide by the rules of international humanitarian law.

The political statement was adopted as the result of 6 informal meetings and 3 years of work. in a field where challenges relating to disarmament, humanitarian law, and human rights coexist.

Infrastructure was seriously threatened by the deployment of explosive weapons in populous areas, according to Zniber. The first victim, particularly among women and kids. The threat was made worse by the mistargeted nature of such weapons.

In this regard, he discussed various Moroccan efforts at the national level to formalize its adherence to the principles of international humanitarian law, notably in the development of the Royal Armed Forces and other paramilitary organizations in Morocco. These are courses that the Royal Military Academy has accepted and include field instruction.

The Ambassador believes that supporting collaboration with international humanitarian organizations like the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), notably in the field of Royal Armed Forces development, is bolstering these efforts.

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According to the Moroccan television website SNRTnews, an Irish manufacturer that specializes in electrical parts and automobile cables has chosen to halt operations in Ukraine and migrate to other countries, including Morocco.

Aptiv, located in Dublin, will transfer production to Poland, Romania, Serbia, and Morocco, according to the station.
“The process of moving production outside Ukraine will take more than six weeks,” it added.

Car sales have been halted in Ukraine since the start of the Russian attack on the country, and major manufacturers employing tens of thousands of people have closed.

Russia launched a military campaign in Ukraine on February 24, prompting worldwide condemnation and the introduction of strong economic and financial sanctions against Moscow.

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The Embassy of the Kingdom of Morocco in Dublin, is organizing, via videoconference, the Moroccan Economic Week in Ireland in cooperation with “Enterprise Ireland”, the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment (DETE) and the Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce, from March 29th to April 10th, 2021.

The Moroccan Economic Week in Ireland is an opportunity for investors from both countries to discover investment opportunities in Morocco, especially in the sectors of agricultural technology, aviation, logistics, clean technologies, education and finance. This event also aims to create a platform for exchanging knowledge, sharing experiences between Moroccan and Irish investors, and introducing Morocco as a gateway to the African market par excellence.

The official inauguration of the Moroccan Economic Week will be held in Ireland by Moulay Hafid Elalamy, Minister of Industry, Trade, Green and Digital Economy, and Simon Coveney T.D, Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs & Trade.

Lahcen Mahraoui, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco to Dublin, Mehdi Tazi, Vice President of the General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises (CGEM), along with Hicham Boudraa, Director General of the Moroccan Investment and Export Development Agency (AMDIE) will also participate in this opening.

The event will be attended, on the Irish side, by Irish Secretary of State for Trade Promotion in charge of corporate regulation, Mr. Robert Troy TD, Ahmad R. Younis, Secretary General and CEO of the Arab-Irish Chamber of Commerce, Mike Hogan, Middle East and North Africa Director for Enterprise Ireland, and Peter Finan, Director of the Support Legal Office.

Participants in the Moroccan Economic Week in Ireland will be able to attend a series of virtual seminars by a group of Moroccan and Irish experts who will review the various aspects of their sectors in order to monitor investment opportunities in the Kingdom.

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