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00:00Good evening to all, right away the main news, we start with the headlines.
00:22In a significant evolution of the Sahara-Baroque file,
00:28Hungary supports the autonomy plan as the most credible basis.
00:37And the coup d'envoi of Medes was given today at the Palace of Arts and Culture of Tangier.
00:43In this newspaper, our special envoy comes back on the program of this annual meeting of great magnitude.
00:50And the entry into force of the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah,
00:56a big step towards the de-escalation in the Middle East.
01:00A truce saluted around the world.
01:07In the context of the international dynamic created under the impulse of His Majesty King Mohammed VI
01:14supports the sovereignty of Morocco on its Sahara and the autonomy plan,
01:18Hungary expresses its support for the efforts made by the Kingdom for the resolution of the Sahara issue
01:25and supports the autonomy plan presented in 2007,
01:28calling it the most credible basis for the regulation of this difference.
01:33Details in this story of Al Abnani.
01:36In a significant evolution of the Sahara-Baroque file,
01:42Hungary, which presides the Council of the European Union until December 31,
01:47has stated that the initiative of Moroccan autonomy is undeniably the most credible basis
01:53for a solution to the regional differences around the Moroccan Sahara.
01:57A statement made this Wednesday by the head of Hungarian diplomacy
02:02during his meeting with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita.
02:10We, as Hungarians, as Europeans, aspire to stability in the region of North Africa.
02:16And for this region to remain stable, the difference around the Moroccan Sahara must be regulated.
02:22We always ask the United Nations to be brave enough to reach a solution.
02:28For us, the autonomy plan presented by the Kingdom of Morocco in 2007
02:33is the most credible basis for the regulation of this difference.
02:40In his statement, the head of Hungarian diplomacy did not fail to salute the royal initiative
02:46aimed at facilitating the access of the Sahel countries to the Atlantic Ocean.
02:50The Hungarian minister also reiterated the constant position of his country
02:55in favor of strengthening the strategic partnership between Morocco and the European Union.
03:05Morocco is the first African commercial partner of Hungary.
03:08And today we have agreed to strengthen this partnership in all areas and develop it.
03:14The objective being also, given our long relationship marked by trust and our strong common will,
03:25is to develop our respective economies by multiplying Hungarian investments in Morocco
03:31and Moroccan investments in Hungary.
03:40At the end of this meeting, the two ministers agreed to strengthen cooperation in all areas
03:45and identify a number of key sectors of particular interest, such as the economy, agriculture,
03:51the food industry, renewable energies, the automotive industry, culture, education, research and innovation, sport and tourism.
04:00Finally, the two ministers also proceeded to sign a joint statement
04:04on strengthening the strategic partnership between Morocco and the European Union
04:09and a memorandum of understanding in the field of health.
04:14The Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Madagascar
04:18are committed today in favor of the building of a winning partnership.
04:22It was during an interview in Rabat between the Minister of Foreign Affairs of African Cooperation
04:28and Moroccans living abroad, Nassal Boleta, and his Malagasy counterpart, Rafara Vavi Tafika Rasata.
04:35The two ministers examined the development prospects of bilateral relations
04:40and thus committed themselves to strengthening political dialogue
04:44and promoting diversified sectoral cooperation in different areas of common interest.
04:49In this context, the two ministers agreed to hold the second session of the mixed cooperation commission
04:56on a date that will be mutually agreed on diplomatically.
05:01The Minister of Foreign Affairs of African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nassal Boleta,
05:07also proceeded today with his Malagasy counterpart
05:10to the inauguration of the Embassy of the Republic of Madagascar in Rabat.
05:14Burrita underlined that the inauguration of this embassy
05:18takes place while the two countries celebrate this year the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Madagascar.
05:25Burrita underlined that the inauguration of this embassy
05:28takes place while the two countries celebrate this year the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Republic of Madagascar.
05:32He also noted that the opening of this diplomatic representation constitutes an important step
05:38and will give a new momentum to the historic and privileged relations between Morocco and Madagascar.
05:45The Moroccan Parliament promotes the status of advanced partner within FOPREL,
05:51the Forum of Presidents of the Legislative Powers of Central America, the Caribbean and Mexico,
05:57announced today the passage of the Moroccan Parliament from the status of permanent observer member,
06:03awarded in 2014, to that of advanced partner.
06:06A decision voted unanimously by the members of FOPREL
06:10and which was announced at the opening of the works of the 30th extraordinary session of the forum
06:15sheltered by the Moroccan Parliament.
06:17In this sense, the Executive Secretary-General of FOPREL, Urbina Ariel Albrado,
06:25stated that the granting of this status to Morocco constitutes the completion of the efforts of the Moroccan Parliament
06:32to strengthen cooperation with the Central American countries, the Caribbean and Mexico.
06:38And precisely to talk about it, we have live with us from Casablanca
06:43Professor Zekeliye Aboudehab, Professor of International Relations and Political Science. Good evening.
06:51Good evening, Madam. Thank you for the invitation.
06:54Thank you for accepting it.
06:56So, the Moroccan Parliament has just been granted the status of advanced partner within FOPREL,
07:02as we have just mentioned, a significant change of angle
07:06which marks an important step in the relations between Morocco and the Central American countries,
07:10the Caribbean and Mexico.
07:12And precisely, what does this new status mean concretely for the Moroccan Parliament?
07:17And also, according to you, what are the main reasons
07:21that led to this unanimous recognition by the members of FOPREL?
07:28Thank you again.
07:29So, first of all, it is about saying and explaining
07:33that this is a forum of the presidents of the legislative powers.
07:37In a very simple way, we will say that these are parliaments
07:41of a certain number of countries, in particular Central America.
07:45You know, there are nine, plus Mexico, which is part of North America, plus the Caribbean.
07:52And the Caribbean is also an organization.
07:55When we talk about the Caribbean, in particular, we think of the Dominican Republic.
08:00But in Latin America in general, we also have a broader forum,
08:06which is that of the Latin American Parliament,
08:09which, in terms of the number of member countries, exceeds the twentieth.
08:13But it is also a forum of parliamentarians from South America.
08:17And we really see that there is a kind of remarkable regional dynamism in these countries.
08:24Morocco, having become a member of FOPREL,
08:28which is the forum of the presidents of the parliaments of Central America, since 2014.
08:33Twenty years later, it is therefore attributed, this time, the status of advanced partner,
08:40which will translate into several concrete actions,
08:43among which, among other things, it will participate in the permanent commissions
08:48that are part of this parliament.
08:50Secondly, it will be able, for example, to join an institution
08:54that is dedicated to legislative and parliamentary studies.
08:57Likewise, it will even be able to sit within the executive committee.
09:02This has not come out of nowhere.
09:04This is, on the one hand, an action that crowns Moroccan parliamentary diplomacy,
09:09with its two chambers, the House of Representatives and the House of Councilors.
09:13And this, in my opinion, you know,
09:16translates a democratic evolution in the sense that the parliament represents
09:21the citizens but also the living forces of the nation.
09:26And that reminds me of a message from His Majesty,
09:29which was addressed to Mr. Talbi El Halami
09:32at the occasion of the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the creation of the Moroccan parliament.
09:38And in this message, His Majesty recalls the crucial importance
09:42of the diplomatic action of the parliament.
09:44And so we see today that Morocco, on the geostrategic level,
09:48opens up to Latin America in general, with also an important country,
09:54it must be remembered that Mexico traditionally had positions
09:57that were not at all in line with the strategic interests of the kingdom.
10:00Today, it makes what is called a paradigm shift.
10:04And there, it must be said that this action, which crowns, once again,
10:08an investment in the matter, will allow the Moroccan parliament
10:11to approach the elected representatives in Latin America,
10:15but at the same time the decision-makers,
10:17because the elected representatives will become presidents,
10:20will become high-ranking ministers.
10:23As you mentioned, it is a vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI
10:27and the Secretary-General of the FOPREL saluted the role of His Majesty
10:31in the progress and prosperity of Morocco,
10:34as well as in the strengthening of South-South relations.
10:37Moreover, the royal initiative aimed at facilitating the access of countries
10:41from the Sahel to the Atlantic has also been mentioned.
10:45My question is, how does the parliament intend to associate
10:50the member countries of the FOPREL with this vision,
10:53the vision of His Majesty, and how does this promotion
10:56within the FOPREL reflect the strategic vision of Morocco
10:59in terms of South-South cooperation?
11:04There are several levels of analysis, but I would start first
11:07with the geographical level.
11:09Because the Latin American countries in general,
11:11most of them, apart from the enclaved countries,
11:14are also Atlantic states.
11:17This is the first point.
11:19Second point, Morocco has long sought to develop,
11:22on the epistemological level,
11:25the concept of the South Atlantic,
11:27on which institutions, such as the OCP Polissé Center for the New South,
11:32had worked, the High Commission for the Plan,
11:36and this is really happily combined with the initiative of His Majesty.
11:41Concerning the Atlantic initiative, this time,
11:44it must be read doubly.
11:46On the one hand, the optimization of the façade,
11:48and at the same time, the disenclavement.
11:50Such actions, finally, without the translation
11:54of a plebiscite of His Majesty for a South-South cooperation,
11:57rid of all the clichés, but also promising,
12:02in the sense that, and here I go to the third very important point,
12:06on the level of conceptualization,
12:08it is this emerging concept of the Global South.
12:12And really today, because precisely,
12:15perhaps we will mention it,
12:17during this 30th extraordinary session organized by Morocco,
12:21it is a question of organizing an international conference
12:25that will deal with issues that concern the two continents,
12:28or subcontinents, if we consider that the Latin American continent
12:31is a subcontinent, climate change,
12:34the fight against human trafficking,
12:36the question of the social and economic impacts of climate change,
12:40renewable energies, etc.
12:42And there, we see very well that the question of the Atlantic
12:46is also appropriated by the elected representatives.
12:48It will give the dimension and the initiative of His Majesty
12:51a global depth that intersects,
12:54I absolutely want to recall it,
12:56with another initiative this time,
12:58which was launched by the United States in September 2023.
13:01And we see very well that there is a conceptual abundance,
13:05but also an extremely promising optimization
13:10of this Atlantic façade, of this ocean.
13:13And Morocco will play the role of pivot,
13:15and it will know how to do it,
13:17given its background in the matter.
13:19As well in the field of economic development,
13:22as well as political.
13:24And precisely, can this strengthened or advanced status
13:28be used to expand, I would say,
13:32Morocco's influence in other regions of the world,
13:36beyond Latin America?
13:40Yes, but let me first point out
13:44that Latin America, traditionally,
13:47was more or less a kind of guarded hunt,
13:51in quotation marks, of the separatists.
13:53Unfortunately, at one point,
13:55they took advantage of a certain number of interstices,
13:58for several reasons.
13:59The classic role of Cuba, etc.
14:02They also took advantage of ideological divisions,
14:05at a time when the international community
14:08was more focused on other issues
14:11than ideological divisions, etc.
14:13Today, there is a paradigm shift.
14:15And Morocco had accompanied the movement,
14:18but thanks to a deepened reflection.
14:20Remember, His Majesty the King
14:23had visited many countries in Latin America,
14:26it was in 2004,
14:27and it was an opportunity at the time
14:29to probably engage in a reflection.
14:31For example, in addition to parliamentary diplomacy,
14:34to conclude an agreement with El Mercosur,
14:36which is made up of Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay,
14:40other countries, probably like Chile, Venezuela.
14:43And these are countries, perhaps,
14:45on a cultural level,
14:46the Moroccans do not know them very well,
14:49probably because of the geographical distance,
14:52but also the language,
14:54the obstacle of the language,
14:55on a cultural and linguistic level.
14:57But today, Morocco recovers very, very quickly.
15:01If we develop the relationship in a reinforced way
15:03with Latin America,
15:04by extension,
15:05we could establish a junction,
15:07as we said earlier,
15:08with the Caribbean and,
15:10yesterday or the day before yesterday,
15:12Panama,
15:13which decides to suspend its relations
15:16with the so-called RASD.
15:18And so, by extension,
15:19Paris-Cauchy,
15:20we could reach other spheres.
15:22Mexico, too,
15:23is an extremely important country
15:25for Morocco.
15:26The fact of being present,
15:27approaching parliamentarians,
15:28as we said,
15:29making very interesting pledges,
15:31developing cultural cooperation,
15:33tourist flows,
15:35direct connections,
15:36this could only bring
15:38very important added value
15:40on the geostrategic and geodiplomatic level.
15:43And we could, by the same token,
15:44extend the reflection
15:46to seek connections,
15:47for example,
15:48Morocco, Latin America,
15:49Spain,
15:51the Iberian Peninsula,
15:52because that also includes Portugal,
15:54the Arab world.
15:55You see,
15:56the essential thing
15:57is a window of opportunity.
15:59Morocco has been able to seize it
16:01and we must congratulate it.
16:03So, yes,
16:04precisely,
16:05Moroccan parliamentary diplomacy
16:07plays a very important role
16:09in strengthening international relations.
16:12Thank you,
16:13Zakaria Woudahab,
16:14Professor of International Relations
16:16and Political Science
16:17at the Université Mohamed V in Rabat.
16:20Thank you for all these explanations
16:22and thank you for accepting our invitation.
16:27With pleasure.
16:29Have a good evening.
16:32The Kingdom of Morocco,
16:33represented by the Minister of Budget,
16:36Faouzi El Aqja,
16:38and Kiteri Pinson,
16:40Director of the French Development Agency in Rabat,
16:43have signed two agreements
16:45for a total amount of 150 million euros,
16:48on the support program
16:50for the generalization
16:51of compulsory medical coverage
16:53and the support program
16:54for the Governmental Plan for Equality
16:56for 2023-2026.
16:58The first agreement,
16:59for a total amount of 100 million euros,
17:01is part of the continuity
17:03of the support of the AFD
17:04for the construction of a universal social protection,
17:09while the second,
17:10for a total amount of 50 million euros,
17:12aims to contribute
17:14to the reduction of inequalities
17:15between women and men,
17:17or between women and men.
17:22Sovereignty and resilience
17:24towards a new global balance.
17:25This is the theme of the 16th edition
17:27of the Forum of Aides
17:28organized by the Amadeus Institute.
17:31The send-off of this annual meeting
17:34of great magnitude
17:35was given today
17:36at the Palais des Arts
17:37and Culture of Tangier,
17:39placed under the patronage
17:41of His Majesty King Mohammed VI.
17:43This edition brings together
17:44more than 250 high-level stakeholders
17:47in heads of state and government,
17:49political decision-makers,
17:50Nobel Prize laureates,
17:52leaders of large international companies
17:55and influential personalities
17:56in front of an audience
17:57of more than 6,000 participants
17:59from more than 100 countries.
18:01On the theme of the Forum,
18:03I invite you to listen to
18:04Barahim Fessi Fihri,
18:06President of the Amadeus Institute.
18:10Today, united under the theme
18:12of sovereignty and resilience
18:14towards a new global balance,
18:15we are called to explore new paths,
18:18to build bridges
18:20in a fragmented world.
18:22This theme is actually a promise,
18:25an act of faith
18:27in the ability of nations
18:29to trace their own path,
18:31to rise up from crises with dignity
18:33and to build bridges between peoples
18:35to transform challenges
18:37into collective hope.
18:40Sovereignty and resilience,
18:43seemingly simple words,
18:47but which contain the will of peoples
18:49to remain masters of their destiny,
18:51to stand up again
18:53and to move forward
18:54despite the opposite winds.
18:56In this time of crisis,
18:59where conflicts,
19:01economic, climatic
19:03and sanitary
19:05are intertwined in an endless spiral,
19:08our commitment to these values
19:12We said it on the theme of Lebanon,
19:14a truce has been in force since this morning.
19:17It puts an end to more than two months
19:19of open war between Israel and Hezbollah.
19:21This truce,
19:22signed by France and the United States,
19:23particularly provides for the withdrawal
19:25of Hezbollah forces
19:26and the Israeli army
19:28from southern Lebanon.
19:29It is also planned to support
19:31the Lebanese army
19:32and thus recover positions
19:34left by Sa'al and Hezbollah.
19:42And just this truce is in force.
19:44Thousands of people have taken the road
19:46back to their homes
19:48after two months of open war
19:50between Israel and Hezbollah.
19:52More details with Younes Benzinep.
19:57After more than a year of trans-frontal hostilities
19:59and two months of war,
20:01a truce between Israel and Hezbollah
20:03has come into force on Wednesday.
20:05From the first hours,
20:06thousands of inhabitants of the southern border
20:08of Beirut and Bekaa,
20:10in the east of the country,
20:12have begun to return home.
20:22This unwavering city
20:24is waiting to endure the cruelest forms
20:26of the Israeli attack.
20:31Between bombardment and attack,
20:33against its human lives.
20:37However, this people,
20:38which returns to its city,
20:40its villages and all its regions,
20:42has always proven its commitment
20:44to its cause.
20:48My house was destroyed.
20:50We have lost many loved ones,
20:52but we have obtained this victory
20:53with our sound.
20:56The agreement includes, in particular,
20:58the withdrawal of Hezbollah forces
21:00from the south of Lebanon.
21:02It is included in the seal of Resolution 1701,
21:04adopted in 2006
21:06by the UN Security Council
21:08to put an end to the previous conflict.
21:10The text calls for a total cessation
21:12of hostilities as well as
21:14an immediate cessation of attacks.
21:16Dispositions that do not
21:18bring unanimity to Israel.
21:22I am against this agreement.
21:24Give us one more month
21:26and we will come out victorious.
21:28I think this agreement is a shame.
21:30In a month, we would have had
21:32the means to solve the problem
21:34with Hezbollah.
21:36What is the use of this agreement?
21:38We will return to the same situation
21:40as before the war.
21:42In five or ten years,
21:44we will be confronted with the same problem.
21:48I am quite in favor of this agreement,
21:50while Hezbollah in Lebanon
21:52still retains the essence
21:54of its forces that threaten Israel.
21:56An agreement seems possible.
21:58But in Gaza,
22:00we have more than 100 hostages
22:02and no agreement has been found
22:04to free them.
22:08In response to this agreement,
22:10Israeli Prime Minister
22:12Benjamin Netanyahu warned
22:14that the duration of the ceasefire
22:16would depend on what happens in Lebanon.
22:18At the international,
22:20US President Joe Biden
22:22mentioned good news,
22:24this agreement must open the way
22:26to a ceasefire too long awaited
22:28by French President Emmanuel Macron.
22:34On the same record,
22:36the announcement of the ceasefire
22:38in Lebanon is a victory
22:40and a major success for the resistance.
22:42This is what a high official
22:44of Hamas said.
22:46The Palestinian movement
22:48would also be ready for a truce in Gaza
22:50and we would have already informed
22:52the mediators in Egypt, Qatar
22:54and Turkey.
23:00We are interested in the rest
23:02of the news.
23:04Russian President Vladimir Putin
23:06arrived in Kazakhstan
23:08for a two-day visit.
23:10He must discuss
23:12with his counterpart,
23:14Kassym Jomarat Tokayev,
23:16the implementation of energy projects.
23:18On the second day of this visit,
23:20Putin will participate in a session
23:22of the Organization of the Collective Security Treaty,
23:24a military alliance
23:26led by Moscow.
23:34The detention
23:36without the basis of the French-Algerian writer
23:38Bualam Sansal
23:40is simply unacceptable.
23:42This is the statement this morning
23:44of the French Foreign Minister
23:46Jean-Noël Baroud,
23:48on France Info TV,
23:50adding that nothing in Bualam Sansal's activities
23:52allows him to accredit
23:54the accusations that are worth
23:56being imprisoned in Algeria.
23:58The French-Algerian writer
24:00arrested on November 16 in Algeria
24:02was heard by the
24:04Algerian Anti-Terrorist Parquet
24:06and placed in temporary detention.
24:08He was prosecuted on the basis
24:10of an article of the Penal Code
24:12that represses all the violations
24:14to the security of the State.
24:16So, in the immediate future,
24:18the services of the State
24:20are fully mobilized in Algeria.
24:22And the Namibians started today
24:24to vote for the most uncertain elections
24:26that the historic party in power
24:28has known.
24:30Its candidate Ntombu Ndi Ndewa
24:32has the position of becoming
24:34the first woman president of the country,
24:36facing the ex-dentist
24:38and lawyer Pendulini Itula,
24:40who founded in 2020
24:42his own party,
24:44the Independent Patriot.
24:46The blue ballots for the presidential election
24:48for young people for the legislative elections
24:50must be filled up to 21 local hours
24:52according to the suffrages
24:54of 1.5 million voters registered.
24:56The counting of votes is expected
24:58later on Saturday
25:00according to the Electoral Commission.
25:06And so this is how this edition ends.
25:08Thank you for following it.
25:10But of course, the information continues on Médien.
25:12Thank you for staying with us.