H.M. the King: Morocco and the United States share the same founding principles of local democracy

"Praise be to God, Prayer and peace be upon the Prophet, His family and His companions, Mr. President of the Conference, Excellencies, Ladies, Gentlemen, It is a pleasure for Us to address the participants in the State Legislative Leaders Foundation Conference, United States of America. We wish Our guests a warm welcome to the Kingdom of Morocco, and to Marrakech, a symbol of openness and a space for dialogue between civilisations. We would like, on this occasion, to express to the honourable members of the Foundation Our deep thanks for having chosen Morocco to host the work of the Transatlantic Forum. This is the largest event of its kind organised by your foundation, and it is being held for the first time in its history in an African and Arab country. We also wish to salute the work carried out by this foundation as an independent, non-partisan organisation, working to guide and sup…