Morocco marks 51st anniversary of Green March
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on MAP
Morocco’s High Commissioner for former resistance fighters Mustapha El Ktiri recalled the peaceful nature of the Green March and its importance in national history in Rabat. He spoke at a rally marking the 51st anniversary of the event, according to MAP.
Morocco’s High Commissioner for former resistance fighters and former members of the Liberation Army, Mustapha El Ktiri, described the Green March in Rabat on Friday as a peaceful approach adopted by Morocco to defend its territorial integrity, during a rally marking the 51st anniversary of the event. He also said that the 1975 mobilisation had generated widespread enthusiasm among Moroccans.
Mustapha El Ktiri said the number of volunteers registered to take part in the Green March had far exceeded expectations. He also highlighted that the event had inspired Moroccan writers, poets, artists and creators through songs, poems, novels and works of art.
The Moroccan official also referred to the development of the southern provinces in the areas of infrastructure, the economy, social affairs, culture, tourism, the environment, urban planning and human development. He attributed this momentum to the new development model for the southern provinces, launched by King Mohammed VI in Laayoune on 6 November 2015.
