The president of the Moroccan-U.S skills network (AMCN), Mohammed Boutjdir, underlined that the members of the Moroccan community in the United States have welcomed this Royal initiative with "great joy", especially that they will now be able to consider to travel to Morocco for the summer holidays at affordable prices, without worrying about the financial burden that such a trip previously involved.
This initiative also testifies to the high royal solicitude with which the Sovereign never ceases to surround the members of the Moroccan community abroad and the constant concern of the Sovereign to always maintain the links and the attachment of the members of this community with the Motherland, Boutjdir told MAP.
“As a network of Moroccan-American skills, we would like to thank HM the King for this high royal solicitude," he added.
For his part, Yassine Omairi, president of the Florida-based "Chabab Orlando" Association, said in a similar statement that this Royal gesture is "a pleasant surprise" for the members of the Moroccan community in the United States, whose number is estimated at over 300,000 people.
According to him, several Moroccan-Americans have been financially impacted by the Covid-19 crisis, and the royal initiative brings them "relief and great joy" especially for families who plan to go to Morocco for the summer holidays.
For her part, Touria Hmyen, Chairwoman of the Humanitarian Initiatives Agency, a Moroccan association based in New York dedicated to providing aid to Moroccans impacted by the Covid-19 crisis, said that the royal initiative takes place at the right time, particularly for families wishing to travel during the summer season but who could not afford it because the airplane tickets were too expensive.
She also underlined that the royal initiative will make it possible to maintain and strengthen the links between the members of the Moroccan community in the United States, in particular the younger generations, with their country of origin, adding that the members of this community are grateful for this high royal solicitude.
In the same regard, Dr Abdeslem El Idrissi, professor at the City University of New York (CUNY) and member of the board of directors of the Higher Council of Moroccan-American researchers and academics (HC-MASA), noted that the High Royal Instructions to facilitate the return of Moroccans to the country at affordable prices take place at the right time for the Moroccan community in the United States whose members are eager to reconnect with their families and visit their country of origin after nearly two years of pandemic.
This noble gesture also testifies to the High royal solicitude towards Moroccans around the world, he said, adding that the High Royal Instructions are in line with several other measures and initiatives launched by the Sovereign in favor of Moroccans living abroad with a view to strengthening and consolidating their attachment to the Motherland.
His Majesty the King has kindly given His very high instructions to the competent authorities and to all stakeholders in the field of transport, in order to work towards facilitating their return to the country at affordable prices.
The Sovereign has ordered all stakeholders in the field of air transport, in particular the company Royal Air Maroc, as well as the various actors of maritime transport, to ensure reasonable prices that are within everyone's reach, as well as to ensure a sufficient number of rotations, in order to allow Moroccan families abroad to return home and reconnect with their families and loved ones, especially in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic.
His Majesty the King has urged all tourism operators, both in the field of transport and the hotel industry, to take the necessary measures to welcome the members of the Moroccan community living abroad in the best conditions and at the best prices.