Rabat – Morocco’s Permanent Inter-Ministerial Commission, which is in charge of monitoring and evaluating “the implementation of the official character of the Tamazight language,” has approved an “Integrated Government Plan for the implementation of the official character of the Tamazight language,” reported MAP, Morocco’s state media.
The commission made the announcement earlier today at the end of its first meeting chaired by the Head of Government Saad Eddine El Othmani, according to a statement by El Othmani’s office.
During the meeting, El Othmani stressed the “special nature of this meeting, which is an essential step in the adoption of the first integrated government plan for the implementation of the official character of the Tamazight language,” MAP said.
The state media quoted the Head of Government’s office’s statement as saying that the “plan is a clear and harmonious roadmap for all government departments in the years to come.”
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This session, El Othmani said, was the culmination of years of a “constructive” national debate on the cultural and linguistic diversity of the Moroccan society.
He also hailed King Mohammed VI’s personal commitment to preserving Morocco’s rich and diverse cultural heritage.
Quoting Morocco’s largely progressive 2011 constitution, El Othmani spoke of his government’s determination to effectively implement the provisions of the document.
The Head of Government also recalled that the constitution recognizes “Tamazight as one of Morocco’s official languages alongside Arabic.”
The Amazigh cultural heritage constitutes a rich and indispensable component of the Moroccan identity, he argued.
