Morocco’s ambassador to the European Union and NATO, Ahmed Reda Chami, has pointed to what did not make it into the European Parliament’s Ceuta resolution after Thursday’s vote, saying several amendments hostile to the Kingdom failed to win enough support.
The resolution on the events of late July in Ceuta was adopted by 339 votes to 225, with 16 abstentions.
Chami, speaking to MAP after the vote, said the text that eventually passed “contains no accusations or demands directed at Morocco and does not endorse any attempts to exploit the migration issue.”
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“Many hostile amendments were ultimately not adopted,” he said, attributing their failure to what he called the “responsible, constructive and level-headed approach” of a majority of MEPs, particularly those from the European Parliament’s main political groups.
The ambassador also took aim at the battle over how the resolution is being presented after the vote, saying “communication and propaganda campaigns” were attributing provisions and positions to the text that it does not contain.
For Chami, the answer to the tensions around migration remains the day-to-day work between the two sides rather than allowing the issue to become another political fight.
Migration management, he said, requires “daily operational commitment, constant dialogue and the search for common and sustainable solutions”.
“An open, frank and calm dialogue remains the best way to address common challenges, seize emerging opportunities and build a prosperous future,” Chami said.
