Bourita’s indictment against the Netherlands
Morocco rejects the « political expediency » of The Netherlands on the issue of the repatriation of Moroccans holding dual nationality, in the midst of the spread of coronavirus, the Minister of Affairs said on Thursday foreigners, African cooperation and Moroccans residing abroad, Nasser Bourita.
« The Moroccan at home enjoys all the rights and assumes all the obligations like his compatriots. He does not need the protection, nor the supervision of the embassy of a third country, « he told MAP after a meeting of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee, of national defense, Islamic affairs and MRE. In this context, he recalled that the Kingdom is not against the principle of the return of its nationals to their countries of residence for professional reasons or for family or health reasons, far from all political ulterior motives.
« If Belgium has adhered to this logic, the Netherlands have from the start displayed an opposite and discriminatory attitude towards Moroccans holding dual nationality, before wanting to pose as a defender of their rights before the Moroccan state, « said the minister.
It was only after about thirty flights to repatriate the Dutch-born that the Netherlands began to take interest in Moroccans with dual nationality based in the north of the Kingdom, said the official.
He said in this regard that Morocco refuses that foreign parties reserve politically opportunistic treatment in order to exploit the current exceptional situation to claim a right that does not have to be. The debate raised by certain parties on the question of dual nationality « can only be unhealthy with well-known ulterior motives ».
Referring to the conditions for the repatriation of foreigners, the minister considered that « the operation was carried out in good conditions, except for a country which showed » political expediency « .
In the same vein, noted Mr. Bourita, the Kingdom is taking care to facilitate the repatriation of strangers stranded on its territory and has responded favorably to requests made by several countries in this direction.
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