"The general atmosphere (at the UN) was that of support for multilateralism, which is a constant doctrine of Moroccan foreign policy, under the reigns of the late Kings Mohammed V and Hassan II and HM King Mohammed VI, who established an ambitious multilateral vision for the country, centered on the principles of solidarity and cooperation as vectors of Moroccan diplomatic action Moroccan, with a focus on its continent: Africa," "ElPeriodista.cl" underlined in a story titled "Morocco Calls for Multilateralism and Brings Ideas to the Virtual UN summit."
Quoting diplomatic sources, the Chilean news site stressed that Morocco has announced the axes of its proposals, namely, health security by actively promoting the Initiative launched by HM the King with a view to creating an operational framework to back African states with the different phases of the Covid-19 management.
On peacekeeping and mediation, Morocco, as the 12th larger provider of peacekeepers to the UN, plans to showcase its 60-year long achievements in terms of participation to peacekeeping, the same sources added, stressing that the Kingdom also intends to highlight the promotion of inter-Libyan dialogue during the Bouznika negotiations, as part of its mediation activities.
Regarding the promotion of intercultural and inter-religious dialogue and the fight against hate speech, "ElPeriodista.cl" explained that Morocco will strive to promote the need to continue to fight against hate speech, recalling, on that regard, that the UN General Assembly unanimously adopted on July 2019, a resolution presented by Morocco on the fight against hate speech.
Morocco reiterated its firm commitment to non-proliferation and disarmament efforts as well as its scrupulous respect for its international commitments, through a transparent and fair application of the instruments to which it has subscribed, "ElPeriodista.cl" wrote.
Morocco believes that "Given the health emergency, the climate challenge and geopolitical tensions, multilateralism is de-facto necessary," the news site concluded.