Through this video, whose online broadcast coincides with the celebration by the Moroccan people of Independence Day, the underlying message is strong and unambiguous: the thousand-year-old Kingdom is not a partner like any other for ‘America.
Rabat and Washington are much more than diplomacy, it is convergence, commitments and values that advance a strategic partnership imbued with particularities and nourished by the common ambition of a better future for the two countries. and for the world as a whole.
In these words, the Moroccan ambassador in the American federal capital, Youssef Amrani, initiates this journey into the archives of a history rich in impact.
The introduction is a historical reminder, carrying all its meaning. In 1777, Morocco was the first nation in the world to recognize the United States. A fact which has continued to be recalled by successive Democratic and Republican administrations alike, paying tribute to America’s oldest partner: a Kingdom which, across the Atlantic, has always been a major ally, a close partner and a privileged interlocutor for the various tenants of the White House.
The framework thus established, the narration which follows flows naturally. Ambassador Amrani traces this history and invites Internet users to delve into the legacy of this partnership, while keeping their feet on the ground, with a view to the future.
The political horizon looks not only faithful to the past, but even more promising of new successes, as only Rabat and Washington have the secret.
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From the UN Security Council to African Lion military exercises, to trade and investment, this partnership is full of substance. The only African country to have a free trade agreement with the United States, Morocco multiplies superlatives in its relationship with Washington. 20 years of this free trade agreement, 20 years of African Lion, the relationship has flourished under the aegis of its founding fathers.
A parade of black and white images and videos testifies to the political and diplomatic anchor which has always united the common visions of the two allies.
From the Casablanca Conference under the late Mohammed V to the emblematic exchanges of the late Hassan II with President Kennedy, the past continues to mark the present. His Majesty King Mohammed VI enhances this incomparable relationship, giving it not only a new meaning and expanded reasons, but also and above all an eminently more strategic scope. Washington and Rabat are not simply getting closer.
In the 21st century, together they reach diplomatic summits reflecting structuring commitments, beyond sincere friendship and the spirit of cooperation.
Their motto: a solid partnership based on unshakeable foundations. By recognizing Moroccan sovereignty over its southern provinces, the United States is not taking half measures when it comes to supporting the well-understood strategic interest of its partners. Images speak much more than words. Together, the two countries are a force for peace, dialogue and understanding.
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Signatories of tripartite agreements, builders of diplomatic bridges in the Middle East, committed to African prosperity, the Moroccan-American bilateral partnership is a shield against divisions, but above all a vector of unity and shared prosperity. High-level testimonies follow one another throughout this documentary. The underlying call is unanimous: more cooperation and more interaction.
Many Moroccan nationals honor the national colors on the American continent, where their integration has never meant any distancing from the Kingdom. Whether they are students, managers, artists, athletes, Moroccan citizens from all backgrounds proudly display their identity, never altered, neither by distance nor by the heart.
The film ends with an image as beautiful as it is significant: a green and red flag brandished in the emblematic Times Square by Moroccan nationals who came to celebrate the epic of the Atlas Lions during the last World Cup. A patriotism without borders which is also reflected in the touching words of young Adam Bendeq, dreaming, from the benches of the consulate in Washington, of one day wearing this same red jersey on the football field, letting shine through the immeasurable love that he door for his country.
