كتاب يوثق الاندماج الأطلسي المغربي

A book documenting Moroccan-Atlantic integration has been published by the Mohammed VI Cultural Center for the Dialogue of Civilizations in the city of Coquimbo, Chile. The book, titled "Su Majestad el Rey Mohammed VI, gran artífice de la integración atlántica África-América Latina" ("His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the great architect of African-Latin American Atlantic integration"), is written by Moroccan journalist and researcher Hisham Akkal. The 284-page book is the result of years of fieldwork and research in various Latin American capitals, from Mexico to Patagonia. It documents the deep transformations in Moroccan-Latin American relations over the past two decades, in light of King Mohammed VI's strategic vision for these relations. The book presents an analytical reading of the relations between Morocco and Latin America in their political, diplomatic, economic, cultural, and media dimensions, from the king's historic visit to the region in 2004 to 2024. It also includes over 60 testimonies and interviews with current and former heads of state, foreign ministers, parliament presidents, academics, and prominent intellectual and political figures from Latin America, who praise the king's leading role in promoting a genuine Atlantic integration between Africa and Latin America. The book highlights the king's visionary approach based on South-South dialogue, civilizational openness, and multi-dimensional cooperation. The first chapter focuses on the king's historic visit to the region, which marked a significant turning point in Morocco's relations with the continent. The second chapter explores the shift in Latin America's perspective on the Moroccan Sahara issue, with testimonials and statements from political officials and prominent figures reflecting growing support for Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara. The third chapter analyzes the autonomy initiative as a realistic and serious framework for a political solution to the artificial conflict over the Moroccan Sahara, based on field data and political positions that recognize the Sahara as historically Moroccan and support the autonomy initiative under Moroccan sovereignty. The fourth chapter broadens the analysis to include the consolidation of Moroccan-Latin American relations at the institutional level, highlighting Morocco's diplomatic presence in the region, its active engagement in regional forums and organizations, and the activation of parliamentary, economic, cultural, and media diplomacy. In the introduction, the author proposes the concept of "Latin Morocco," considering that Morocco, given its Mediterranean and Atlantic extension, has never been a stranger to the Latin American space. Based on historical, cultural, and diplomatic realities, the Kingdom of Morocco is more qualified than ever to be a part of this space.