Rabat, May 9 (BNA) Morocco will host today, Wednesday, the ministerial meeting of the international coalition against ISIS, at the joint invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad Nasser Bourita and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken.
A statement issued on Monday said the Marrakesh meeting is another step in the pursuit of international commitment and coordination in the fight against ISIS, with a special focus on the African continent as well as the evolving terrorist threat in the Middle East and other regions. The MAP quoted the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad.
During this meeting, the coalition ministers will review the measures taken in terms of efforts to achieve stability in areas previously affected by ISIS, in the field of strategic communication against the extremist propaganda of this terrorist group and its affiliates, and the fight against foreign terrorist fighters. The same source added.
Just a few months ago, the coalition announced the creation of a focus group for Africa. The statement said that this important step must be followed by the Marrakesh meeting with additional directives and effective responses to the escalation of terrorism in Africa.
As the host country of this meeting, and as the co-chair of the “African focus group” within the framework of the alliance, this meeting emphasizes the leading role of Morocco at the regional and international levels in the fight against terrorism and in support of peace, security and peace. The same source added that stability in Africa.
It is also a strong testament to the Alliance for Morocco, as a reliable partner and provider of regional peace and security, which has notably co-chaired the Global Counter-Terrorism Forum for three consecutive terms, and which hosts the United Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism and Training in Africa, which was the country of the continent that organized , in June 2018, the meeting of the Political Directors of the Global Coalition against ISIS, dedicated to the terrorist threat in Africa.
It testifies once again to the confidence and respect in which Morocco has developed, under the enlightened leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, in the fight against terrorism, but also in defending the interests of the African continent within multilateral platforms. Note the statement.
The International Coalition against ISIS was established in September 2014 to fight the terrorist group ISIS according to a multidisciplinary, comprehensive and comprehensive approach between countries and regional institutions that want to curb the expansionist aspirations of the terrorist group and dismantle its networks, the same source mentions, indicating that the coalition consists of 84 countries and partner international organizations belonging to regions different from the world.
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