"Morocco attaches great importance to international cooperation within the framework of a comprehensive approach to the migration issue," said Touizi who is leading Morocco's delegation to the Global Parliamentary Conference on migration in Istanbul.
The parliamentarian, who chairs the Authenticity and Modernity group at the House of Representatives (Lower House), stressed the need to strengthen parliamentary cooperation to exchange expertise and experiences and promote partnerships with civil society and international organizations.
For his part, Kamal Ait Mik of the National Rally of Independents (RNI) group at the House of Advisors (Upper House) called for a collective commitment to migration management and the implementation of ambitious strategies to regularize the status of migrants and provide them with adequate social conditions.
"This collective effort will help combat hate speech against migrants, promote cooperation and strengthen solidarity between countries of the south and north and within the African continent," he said.
MP Khadouj Slassi of the Socialist group at the Lower House stressed the need to adopt a proactive approach and act collectively to address the challenges of migration, especially in the context marked by several crises, including climate change.
Morocco continues its efforts to fight against illegal migration by dismantling illegal migration networks, said Mustapha Radad of the RNI Group.
Hassan Chamis, a member of the Authenticity and Modernity group at the Upper House highlighted the effective role of the African Migration Observatory in Morocco, noting that the Kingdom has put in place several reforms and programs to regularize the situation of migrants and ensure favorable living conditions and dignity.
Co-hosted by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey and the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Global Parliamentary Conference on migration (June 21-22) provides an opportunity for parliamentarians to take stock of the state of implementation of the global covenants and the old and new challenges that stand in the way of collective, bilateral and national action.