Everything seems to be in place for Ambassador Farida Loudaya to become a pleasant and decisive voice for Moroccan diplomacy. Rabat was able to break into Latin America thanks to her contributions. Her interlocutors all agree that she understands the full magnitude and nuance of political inclinations.
Many people claimed she was ready for the grandest of fates. We laud “her boundless energy and agility,” “her vast knowledge,” and “her articulate responses.” Her enlarging vision and her glances are frequently given as examples. “In South America, Ambassador Farida Loudaya has become a role model. It is said to be active, present, and effective in Latin society.
“The ambassador is distinguished by her efforts to defend her country’s interests,” wrote the Mexican website “Almomento” of Farida Loudaya, Morocco’s Ambassador to Colombia and Ecuador. Several international media outlets laud the Moroccan ambassador’s consistent point of view, her tireless effort, and the efficacy of her diplomatic actions.
The information we have obtained attest to her total dedication to her country’s interests; they still have actual political importance; and they bore the identifiable stamp of an excellence spirit cognizant of all hurdles.
“Ms. Loudaya was present at all events; she contributes to the influence of Morocco’s ties abroad and the extension of her country’s diplomatic influence.” “She has only been in office since 2017, but she exhibits the talent of a person with extensive diplomatic experience, which is certainly a major merit,” stated a Colombian website in 2020.
On October 28, Colombia decided to extend its consular jurisdiction to all Moroccan territory, including the Sahara, an unprecedented decision.
Better yet, Bogota complimented Morocco’s genuine attempts to find a political, pragmatic, practical, and long-term solution to this issue within the framework of the political process conducted only under the auspices of the United Nations.
Ms. Loudaya already stated at the end of 2020: “The bilateral relationship with Colombia is of the utmost importance, because it is, above all, a state relationship.” King Mohamed VI and President Iván Duque Marquez hold high regard for one another.
Our two countries have a solid friendship that is marked by mutual trust and is bolstered by a continuous and long-standing political interaction and a convergence of views on many matters of mutual interest.”
Ms. Loudaya, according to many, was successful in achieving this huge diplomatic success in Morocco. “This ambassador has a profound sense of her country’s greatness and an unwavering desire to serve it well,” one could read on Twitter. “Accomplished merit had been bestowed upon her by valuable aptitudes and consistent endeavor.” “We want to see this presence in people with high-level positions,” remarked one user.
“Her professional faculties are to be appreciated, and she does not take pride in it; this diplomatic outcome was accomplished through persistent and brave efforts under the direction of King Mohammed VI,” an editorial writer wrote. Farida Loudaya receives the payoff for the job she has secretly dedicated herself to for years in one day.

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Marta Lucia Ramirez Blanco, Colombia’s Vice-President, Minister of Foreign Affairs, will visit Morocco next week for four days, meeting with Prime Minister Mr. Aziz Akhannouch and Foreign Minister Mr. Nasser Bourita.

Colombia’s support for a practical self autonomy proposal is likely to be reaffirmed, and the country might become the first Latin American country to open a diplomatic mission in Moroccan Sahara.

Morocco and Colombia’s already strong ties were bolstered by the signing of a number of bilateral agreements and memorandums of understanding.

Furthermore, Farida Loudaya, the Moroccan ambassador to Colombia met yesterday César Ortiz Zorro, a Colombian congressman and parliamentarian, and Eduardo Chiliquinga Mazón, the secretary general of the Andean Parliament.

#Hoy – El congresista y parlamentario andino por Colombia, César Ortiz Zorro (@CesarOrtiZorro) y el secretario general del Parlamento Andino, doctor Eduardo Chiliquinga Mazón, se reunieron con la embajadora de #Marruecos, @FaridaLoudaya. ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/qcGycoSYNy

— Parlamento Andino (@Parlandino) October 22, 2021

During the meeting, inter-institutional cooperation issues were discussed, as well as the reactivation of joint activities with the Moroccan Parliament, given its importance as one of the Andean Parliament’s observer countries (along with Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru), according to the Moroccan Embassy.

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Playing a major role in the reassurance of nations and clarification providing, Ambassador Farida Loudaya said that the United States’ recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara is a historic decision, calling it a direct result to over 45 years of Moroccans’ legitimate defense of the kingdom’s territorial integrity.

Speaking to the Colombian daily Primícia Diario, Loudaya added that the American decision, which is the result of various permanent consultations between HM King Mohammed VI and President Donald Trump, constitutes a major step and a pivotal turning point in the path of settling the fabricated regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara within the framework of  Sovereignty of the kingdom.

Loudaya also recorded that the US decision, which came as a result of a “pragmatic and successful” diplomacy, is of great importance because it comes from of a major world power, a major actor in the international arena, and an influential member of the UN Security Council.

In the same context, the Moroccan diplomat shed light on other aspects of the American decision, represented in the explicit support for the Moroccan Sovereignty, presented by the Kingdom as the only way to a just and lasting solution to the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, the opening of a United States consulate in Dakhla, as well as the commitment to boost investments in the southern provinces of the Kingdom.

Regarding the re-establishment of relations with Israel, Loudaya highlighted the long-standing values ​​of coexistence, peace, and tolerance prevailing in the Kingdom, which have always played an important role in promoting close relations between the peoples of the region, peace, and stability in the Middle East.

She also noted, in this regard, that nearly a million Moroccan Jews live in Israel and maintain strong relations with Morocco.

The Moroccan diplomat also mentioned Morocco’s permanent commitment to defend the Palestinian cause, the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, and the Kingdom’s commitment to the two-state solution.

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