16-05-2025
Bourita Represents King Mohammed VI at 34th Arab Summit in Baghdad
Rabat– Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita arrived in Baghdad today to represent King Mohammed VI at the 34th ordinary session of the Arab Summit and the Economic and Development Summit in Iraq.
Ahead of the summit, a meeting of Arab foreign ministers began on Thursday in Baghdad, gathering representatives from the Arab League member states, including Morocco, to prepare for the upcoming events.
Morocco's delegation to the ministerial meeting is led by Ambassador Mohamed Ait Ouali, Morocco's ambassador in Cairo and permanent representative to the Arab League.
The delegation also includes Abdelkarim Ben Sellam, chargé d'affaires at the Moroccan embassy in Iraq; Abdelali El Jahid, head of the Arab and Islamic Organizations Division at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates; and Hicham Ould Essallay, Morocco's deputy permanent representative to the Arab League.
On Wednesday, permanent representatives and senior officials from Arab foreign ministries convened to prepare the draft agenda for the 34th session of the Arab League Council at the summit level. They also addressed key political issues to be presented to the Arab heads of state at the upcoming Saturday summit.
During the session, Bahrain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Abdullatif Bin Rashid Al Zayani, officially handed over the presidency of the 33rd session to Iraq's Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fouad Hussein, whose country now presides over the 34th session.
Delegations will hold closed-door working sessions to review and adopt the summit agenda and draft resolutions.
King Mohammed VI has received an official invitation to attend the summit, delivered on April 30 by Mohamed Ali Tamim, Iraq's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning.
The invitation follows the King's address at last year's summit, in which he reaffirmed his commitment to Maghreb unity and expressed deep concern over the region's prolonged stagnation. He called for a renewed vision based on cooperation, respect for sovereignty, and mutual trust among member states. Tags: Arab SummitIraqMinister Nasser Bourita
