Rabat – On the sidelines of the high-level week of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, met on Monday in New York with his Djiboutian counterpart, Abdoulkader Houssein Omar.
The discussions came as world leaders gathered in New York for the annual General Debate of the UNGA, taking place from September 23 to 29 under the theme “Better together: 80 years and more for peace, development and human rights.”
Bourita and Houssein Omar exchanged views on regional and international developments while reaffirming the strong bilateral ties between Morocco and Djibouti.
The two sides stressed the importance of maintaining close coordination within multilateral forums and continuing joint efforts to promote peace, stability, and cooperation across Africa and beyond.
The meeting reflected the longstanding partnership between Rabat and Djibouti, two countries that often coordinate positions within the African Union, the Arab League, and the UN on issues ranging from regional security to sustainable development.
On the sidelines of the summit, Bourita met with Sierra Leone’s Foreign Minister, Timothy Musa Kabba, who expressed optimism about the future of bilateral relations under the leadership of King Mohammed VI and President Julius Maada Bio.
He also held talks with Iceland’s Foreign Minister, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, in a meeting that reflected Morocco’s commitment to fostering dialogue and cooperation with a wide range of international partners.
During the summit, at the panel “Migration at a Crossroads: A Strategic Dialogue for a Changing World,” Bourita outlined Morocco’s clear vision on migration.
He recalled initiatives such as the African Agenda on Migration, adopted as a continental framework, and the African Migration Observatory in Rabat, which provides essential data for policymaking.
Bourita reaffirmed Morocco’s commitment to the Global Compact for Migration, adopted in Marrakech in 2018, and noted the country’s two-decade partnership with the International Organization for Migration.
As a country of origin, transit, and destination, Morocco, he said, promotes a solidarity-based approach built on shared responsibility, citing the Moroccan-Spanish partnership as a pragmatic and effective model.
The talks in New York reflected Morocco’s growing role as a constructive partner in shaping collective responses to today’s global challenges.
