Moroccan King Mohammad VI pointed out Wednesday that the so-called Arab Spring which caused destruction, chaos and human tragedies turned out to be a calamitous autumn and that the Arab world is going through a difficult period.

Moroccan King Mohammad VI pointed out Wednesday that the so-called Arab Spring which caused destruction, chaos and human tragedies turned out to be a calamitous autumn and that the Arab world is going through a difficult period.

He also warned against the conspiracies which seek to destabilize the few countries that have managed to safeguard their security, stability and political systems.

“What has been described as the Arab Spring has caused destruction, chaos and human tragedies. And now we are witnessing a calamitous autumn, with attempts to lay hands on what remains of Arab countries’ resources and spoil successful experiences, like that of Morocco, by undermining its outstanding national model,” said King Mohammad VI in a speech during the first Morocco-GCC summit held Wednesday in Riyadh.

“We respect the sovereignty of States, their choices and their freedom to establish and promote relations with partners of their own choosing. We are not here to call anybody to account for the political or economic choices they make,” he said, “and yet, there have been new alliances which may lead to disunity and a reshuffling of roles and functions in the region.”

Attempts to foment strife, create chaos would spare no country, could impact world at large

King Mohammad VI warned that “in fact, these are attempts to foment strife and create chaos, and no country would be spared.”

“It could have serious consequences for the region, even the world at large,” he said, insisting that “this is a serious situation which is compounded by egregious, misleading generalizations and insincerity, as shown by expressions of friendship and alliance on the one hand, and stabbing in the back, on the other.”

“We are facing conspiracies which seek to undermine our collective security…They want to destabilize the few countries which have managed to safeguard their security, stability and political systems,” he went on saying, pointing out that these few countries are “the Gulf countries, Morocco and Jordan, which are oases of peace and security for their citizens and a factor of stability in their respective regions.”

The King insisted that these countries are all facing the same perils and the same threats, and therefore, he said, “to defend our security is not only a shared obligation, but it is also a collective, indivisible one.”