On Monday, King Mohammed VI presided over a Council of Ministers at the Royal Palace in Rabat, dedicated to approving an organic law project, four draft decrees related to the military domain, several international conventions, and proposals for appointments to senior positions, according to a statement from the spokesperson of the Royal Palace. The Council of Ministers approved an organic law amending and supplementing the law governing the status of magistrates. The aim of this reform is to strengthen the guarantees afforded to magistrates by aligning them with the latest amendments to the General Statute of the Civil Service. It introduces provisions for medium- and long-term sick leave, as well as maternity, paternity, guardianship (kafala), and breastfeeding leave. The King also approved four draft decrees related to the military sector. These include a decree on military air navigation, and another decree amending and supplementing the regulations governing the status of military attachés, their deputies, and other assigned military personnel. The other two draft decrees amend and supplement, respectively, the Dahir that sets the monthly salary system for members of the Royal Armed Forces, and the decree that establishes the pay structure, food allowances, and travel expenses for military personnel on a special progressive salary scale, along with the corresponding administrative and accounting rules. «These two measures reflect the special attention that His Majesty the King, Supreme Commander and Chief of the General Staff of the Royal Armed Forces, devotes to improving the material conditions of certain categories of military personnel, with the aim of enhancing their operational capabilities and raising their levels of competence and readiness». As part of efforts to strengthen partnerships and cooperation with several brotherly and friendly countries, the Council of Ministers also approved eleven (11) international conventions: eight (8) concerning the African continent, two (2) at the Asian level, and one (1) with a European country. Six of these conventions were signed in the cities of Laâyoune and Dakhla in the Moroccan Sahara, representing explicit recognition of Morocco's full sovereignty over this part of its national territory. The agreements cover a range of areas including judicial and customs cooperation, higher education, scientific research and innovation, transport, logistics and energy, as well as the prevention of double taxation and the fight against tax evasion. One of the agreements also concerns the establishment in Morocco of the permanent headquarters of the African Union of the Blind.
