Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Moroccan King Mohamed VI announced structural reforms

King Mohamed VI of Morocco has said it is "committed to structural reforms" in a speech on the occasion of the appointment of Economic and Social Council of the country, as reported by the official news agency MAP. The monarch, who did not refer expressly to the protests on Sunday demanded a "democratic constitution" in Morocco, he cited the creation of this body as an example of "dynamic reformer" of Morocco, and expressed his willingness to "take forward the realization of the Moroccan model of reaffirming its irreversibility.

" In his speech, Mohamed VI said that "it will suffice to preserve the progress, but we will try to consolidate through new reforms." "Our ultimate goal is to ensure that all Moroccans conditions conducive to the pursuit of a worthy citizen, as part of an advanced Morocco, supportive and enjoys its unity and sovereignty in full," he said in his first public words after Yesterday's protests.

The king appointed the first members of the Economic and Social Council (CES) in this country, chairman of the former Interior Minister Chakib Benmoussa, officials said. In a ceremony at the Royal Palace in the city of Casablanca, Mohammed VI, accompanied by Prince Moulay Rachid, appointed general secretary Guerraui Dris, a former adviser to former prime minister, Abderrahmane Youssoufi.

The Economic and Social Council is an old demand of the monarch, who already in 2008 Parliament ordered the preparation of a law providing for the creation of this advisory body. According to Mohamed VI, the CES should develop "a new social contract" allowing "the modernization of the economy, strengthening competitiveness and boosting productive investment."

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