Rabat – Moroccan Crown Prince Moulay El Hassan presided over a luncheon on Tuesday at the Officers’ Mess Circle in Rabat to commemorate the 68th anniversary of the establishment of the Royal Armed Forces (FAR).
Upon his arrival, Moulay El Hassan was greeted by the Corps General, Inspector General of the Royal Armed Forces, and Commander of the Southern Zone. He then reviewed a detachment of the General Headquarters Battalion.
The prince was also greeted by the Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch, and high ranking officials including the Minister Delegate to the Head of Government in charge of National Defense Administration, the Corps General, Commander of the Royal Gendarmerie, the Air Division General, among others.
The luncheon was attended by Akhannouch, King Mohammed VI’s Advisors, members of the Royal Cabinet, members of the Government, senior officers of the General Staff of the FAR, foreign military attachés accredited to Rabat, as well as other civilian and military dignitaries.
The 68th anniversary of the establishment of the FAR was celebrated at various military installations, garrisons, units, and contingents of the FAR.
The ceremonies were marked by the raising of the national flag and the reading of the Order of the Day addressed by King Mohammed VI to members of the Royal Armed Forces. The celebrations also included the presentation of decorations, as well as troop parades.
In particular, a ceremony commemorating the event was held at the headquarters of the first air base belonging to the Royal Moroccan Air Force in Sale.
The ceremony, chaired by the Inspector of the Royal Moroccan Air Force, Air General Mohammed Kadih, also included the reading of the royal daily order.
As part of the ceremony’s agenda, the King emphasized the significant tasks entrusted to the armed forces in defending the country’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
He praised their continuous efforts in serving the country across military, security, humanitarian, social, and educational domains, as well as their commitment to responsibility and seriousness.
The monarch commended the “tremendous work undertaken by our armed forces in defending our territorial unity with dedication and loyalty to the Green March, as well as our soldiers guarding the land, air, and sea borders of the kingdom.”
