{"id":3218,"date":"2025-04-26T17:45:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T17:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/?p=3218"},"modified":"2025-06-12T18:08:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T18:08:42","slug":"speech-by-h-e-president-macky-sall-at-the-crans-montana-forum-on-international-cooperation-in-maritime-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/speech-by-h-e-president-macky-sall-at-the-crans-montana-forum-on-international-cooperation-in-maritime-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Discours de S.E. le Pr\u00e9sident Macky Sall au Forum de Crans Montana sur la coop\u00e9ration internationale en mati\u00e8re de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 maritime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ladies and Gentlemen,<br>Dear friends,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before anything else, I would like to extend my fraternal greetings to His Majesty King <strong>Mohammed VI,<\/strong> may God assist him, and renew my best wishes for his good health, long life, and continued success in carrying out his eminent responsibilities in the service of the friendly and brotherly Moroccan people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Senegal and Morocco share a strong centuries-old friendship, built on common values, a convergence of views on all matters of strategic interest, and intense cooperation in various sectors, including maritime affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I had the opportunity to visit the Port of <strong>Tanger Med<\/strong> in November 2019. I still have fond memories of a world-class logistics hub a symbol and showcase of an ambitious Africa determined to claim its rightful place on major global maritime routes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the same spirit, I am pleased to take part, for the first time, in this Crans Montana Forum meeting. This is a commitment I am fulfilling to <strong>Ambassador Jean-Paul Carteron<\/strong>, who has been kindly inviting me to every edition of the Forum for over two decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ambassador, thank you for your kind invitation and for your persistence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a world plagued by wars and multiple tensions, the issue of maritime safety and security is undoubtedly a key component of the broader global security challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Maritime routes continue to face serious threats: armed conflicts, piracy, illicit trafficking of all kinds, geostrategic rivalries, and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The consequences of these threats are damaging in several ways: ships are forced to abandon their usual routes and make long detours to avoid insecure zones, leading to significant additional costs. This results in higher prices for consumers, environmental harm from increased carbon emissions due to longer distances, and deep disruptions to trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet maritime transport accounts for more than 80% of global trade, making ports not only unique levers for commerce and development but also frontlines in defending our economic and human security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Therefore, while the sea represents an open gateway to the world and vast opportunities, we must ensure this openness does not become a security vulnerability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Securing our maritime coastlines means protecting our people, resources, ecosystems, and critical infrastructure; it also means safeguarding the freedom of navigation and jointly combating transnational threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These major challenges require enhanced collaboration between countries through information sharing, pooling of naval capabilities, and coordination between defense and security forces and port services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That is why we must continue to invest not only in maritime infrastructure, but also in security and safety, personnel training, digital resilience, and protection of port stakeholders \u2014 the essential sentinels of international trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let us not forget that ports are also places of humanity and crossroads of encounters. Every day, millions of men and women \u2014 seafarers, dockers, traders, logisticians, and transporters \u2014 from diverse backgrounds, meet, exchange, and work together there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, amidst the hustle of loading and unloading, the paperwork and procedures, and the vital shipyard operations, there is an irreducible human element that brings ports to life and gives them rhythm and soul.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I would also like to recall that the topic uniting us here is being addressed at the continental level, through the <strong>African Charter on Maritime Security and Safety<\/strong>, adopted by the African Union Extraordinary Summit in October 2016 in Lom\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This regional legal instrument embodies the commitment of African countries to make their maritime zones areas of peace, security, and sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It specifically aims to promote the fight against piracy, illegal fishing, illicit trafficking, and pollution, through strengthened cooperation in information sharing, respect for international law, and integration of maritime issues into security and development policies. I believe that a country like Morocco, known for its leadership in these areas, can certainly help better promote this Charter in coordination with the African Union Commission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furthermore, I wish to draw the Forum\u2019s attention to the importance of fully considering the situation of <strong>landlocked countries<\/strong>, in line with relevant provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea \u2014 rightly called the \u201cConstitution of the Seas\u201d due to its universal purpose of making maritime spaces places of cooperation in a spirit of good neighborliness, ensuring these countries\u2019 legitimate right to free and secure access to the sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Indeed, the Montego Bay Convention reminds us that the sea is not just a matter for coastal countries. It also concerns landlocked nations whose access to maritime corridors is vital for inclusion, trade, and economic development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Ladies and Gentlemen, dear friends,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In terms of trade for development, it is undoubtedly through the sea that Africa will gain greater prominence in global exchanges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And it is through modern ports that fully meet security and safety requirements that we will succeed in making our countries indispensable links in the global maritime logistics chain. I am confident that, through your combined expertise, you will make a significant contribution to this legitimate ambition. I strongly encourage you in this endeavor and thank you for your kind attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mesdames, Messieurs,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Chers amis,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Avant tout propos, je tiens \u00e0 adresser mes salutations fraternelles \u00e0 Sa Majest\u00e9 le Roi&nbsp;<strong>Mohammed VI<\/strong>, que Dieu l\u2019assiste, et lui renouveler mes meilleurs v\u0153ux de bonne sant\u00e9, de long\u00e9vit\u00e9 et de r\u00e9ussite dans l\u2019exercice de ses \u00e9minentes charges au service du peuple marocain ami et fr\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le S\u00e9n\u00e9gal et le Maroc sont li\u00e9s par une amiti\u00e9 multis\u00e9culaire solide, fond\u00e9e sur des valeurs communes, une convergence de vues sur toutes les questions d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eat strat\u00e9gique et une coop\u00e9ration intense dans plusieurs domaines d\u2019activit\u00e9s, y compris les affaires maritimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">J\u2019ai d\u2019ailleurs eu l\u2019occasion de visiter le port de&nbsp;<strong>Tanger Med<\/strong>&nbsp;en novembre 2019. J\u2019en garde l\u2019excellent souvenir d\u2019un hub logistique de premi\u00e8re classe, symbole et vitrine d\u2019une Afrique ambitieuse et d\u00e9termin\u00e9e \u00e0 prendre sa place sur les grandes routes maritimes mondiales.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans le m\u00eame esprit, je me r\u00e9jouis de prendre part, pour la premi\u00e8re fois, \u00e0 cette rencontre du Crans Montana Forum. C\u2019est une dette dont je m\u2019acquitte aupr\u00e8s de l\u2019Ambassadeur Jean-Paul Carteron, qui, depuis plus de deux d\u00e9cennies, m\u2019invite r\u00e9guli\u00e8rement \u00e0 toutes les \u00e9ditions du Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Monsieur l\u2019Ambassadeur<\/strong>, merci pour votre aimable invitation et pour votre pers\u00e9v\u00e9rance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dans un monde de guerres et de tensions multiples, la probl\u00e9matique de la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et de la s\u00fbret\u00e9 maritimes fait assur\u00e9ment partie de l\u2019enjeu s\u00e9curitaire global.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les routes maritimes continuent d\u2019\u00eatre expos\u00e9es \u00e0 de graves menaces&nbsp;: conflits arm\u00e9s, piraterie, trafics illicites de tous genres, rivalit\u00e9s g\u00e9ostrat\u00e9giques et j\u2019en passe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Les cons\u00e9quences de ces menaces sont dommageables \u00e0 plusieurs \u00e9gards&nbsp;:&nbsp;&nbsp;les navires sont oblig\u00e9s d\u2019abandonner leurs routes habituelles et faire de grands d\u00e9tours pour \u00e9viter des zones d\u2019ins\u00e9curit\u00e9&nbsp;; ce qui entraine d\u2019importants co\u00fbts additionnels. Ce sont les prix qui augmentent pour le consommateur, c\u2019est l\u2019environnement qui en subit les dommages collat\u00e9raux avec le surcroit d\u2019\u00e9mission de carbone g\u00e9n\u00e9r\u00e9 par le rallongement des distances, et c\u2019est le commerce qui en souffre profond\u00e9ment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or, le transport maritime repr\u00e9sente plus de 80% des \u00e9changes mondiaux, faisant des ports des leviers uniques du commerce et du d\u00e9veloppement, mais aussi des lignes de d\u00e9fense de notre s\u00e9curit\u00e9 \u00e9conomique et humaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">C\u2019est dire que si la mer repr\u00e9sente une porte ouverte sur le monde qui donne acc\u00e8s \u00e0 d\u2019immenses opportunit\u00e9s, il faut en m\u00eame temps veiller \u00e0 ce que cette ouverture ne se transforme en faille s\u00e9curitaire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">D\u00e8s lors, s\u00e9curiser nos fa\u00e7ades maritimes, c\u2019est \u00e0 la fois prot\u00e9ger nos populations, nos ressources, nos \u00e9cosyst\u00e8mes et nos infrastructures critiques&nbsp;; c\u2019est aussi pr\u00e9server la libert\u00e9 de navigation et combattre ensemble les menaces transfrontali\u00e8res.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ces enjeux majeurs n\u00e9cessitent une collaboration renforc\u00e9e entre pays par l\u2019\u00e9change d\u2019informations,&nbsp;la mutualisation des capacit\u00e9s navales et la&nbsp;coordination entre forces de d\u00e9fense et de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et services portuaires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Voil\u00e0 pourquoi il faut continuer \u00e0 investir non seulement dans les infrastructures maritimes, mais aussi dans la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et la s\u00fbret\u00e9, la formation des personnels, la r\u00e9silience num\u00e9rique et la protection des acteurs portuaires, qui sont des sentinelles essentielles au commerce international.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">N\u2019oublions surtout pas que les ports sont aussi des lieux d\u2019humanit\u00e9 et de chemins crois\u00e9s. Chaque jour, des millions d\u2019hommes et de femmes, marins, dockers, commer\u00e7ants, logisticiens, transporteurs, venant d\u2019horizons divers, s\u2019y rencontrent, \u00e9changent et travaillent ensemble.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En effet, dans le tumulte des chargements et des d\u00e9chargements, dans les d\u00e9marches et les formalit\u00e9s \u00e0 accomplir, dans l\u2019activit\u00e9 des chantiers navals si indispensable \u00e0 la navigation maritime, il y a une part irr\u00e9ductible d\u2019humanit\u00e9 qui donne vie, rythme et \u00e2me aux ports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je voudrais \u00e9galement rappeler que le sujet qui nous r\u00e9unit ici fait l\u2019objet d\u2019une prise en charge au plan continental, avec la&nbsp;<strong>Charte africaine sur la s\u00fbret\u00e9 et la s\u00e9curit\u00e9 maritimes,&nbsp;<\/strong>adopt\u00e9e par le Sommet extraordinaire de l\u2019Union africaine d\u2019octobre 2016 \u00e0 Lom\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cet instrument juridique r\u00e9gional consacrel\u2019engagement des pays africains \u00e0 faire de leurs zones maritimes des espaces de paix, de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et de d\u00e9veloppement durable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Elle vise particuli\u00e8rement \u00e0 promouvoir la lutte contre la piraterie, la p\u00eache ill\u00e9gale, les trafics illicites et la pollution, par une coop\u00e9ration renforc\u00e9e en mati\u00e8re de partage d\u2019informations, de respect du droit international et d\u2019int\u00e9gration des enjeux maritimes dans les politiques de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et de d\u00e9veloppement. Je pense qu\u2019un pays comme le Maroc, connu pour son leadership dans ces domaines, pourrait certainement aider \u00e0 mieux vulgariser cette Charte en rapport avec la Commission de l\u2019Union africaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En outre, je souhaite attirer l\u2019attention du Forum sur l\u2019importance de prendre pleinement en compte la situation des pays sans littoral, conform\u00e9ment aux dispositions pertinentes de la Convention des Nations Unies sur le droit de la mer, appel\u00e9e \u00e0 juste titre&nbsp;<em>\u00ab&nbsp;la Constitution des mers&nbsp;\u00bb<\/em>&nbsp;en raison de sa vocation universelle \u00e0 faire des espaces maritimes des lieux de coop\u00e9ration dans un esprit de bon voisinage, qui consacre le droit l\u00e9gitime de ces pays \u00e0 un acc\u00e8s libre et s\u00e9curis\u00e9 \u00e0 la mer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La Convention de Mont\u00e9go Bay nous rappelle, en effet, que la mer, n\u2019est pas seulement une affaire de pays c\u00f4tiers. Elle est aussi celle des pays enclav\u00e9s, dont l\u2019acc\u00e8s aux corridors maritimes est une n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 vitale d\u2019inclusion, d\u2019\u00e9changes commerciaux et de d\u00e9veloppement \u00e9conomique.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Mesdames, messieurs, chers amis,<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En mati\u00e8re de commerce pour le d\u00e9veloppement, c\u2019est certainement par la mer que l\u2019Afrique comptera de fa\u00e7on plus importante dans les \u00e9changes mondiaux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Et c\u2019est par des ports modernes, qui r\u00e9pondent pleinement aux imp\u00e9ratifs de s\u00e9curit\u00e9 et s\u00fbret\u00e9 que nous r\u00e9ussirons \u00e0 faire de nos pays des maillons indispensables de la chaine logistique maritime mondiale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Je suis persuad\u00e9 que par vos expertises combin\u00e9es, vous apporterez une contribution significative \u00e0 cette ambition l\u00e9gitime. Je vous y encourage vivement et vous remercie de votre aimable attention.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ladies and Gentlemen,Dear friends, Before anything else, I would like to extend my fraternal greetings to His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, and renew my\u2026<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,8,46],"tags":[],"msf_theme":[67],"msf_place":[],"class_list":["post-3218","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-publications","category-publications","category-speeches","msf_theme-peace"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3218","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3218"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3218\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3224,"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3218\/revisions\/3224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3218"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3218"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3218"},{"taxonomy":"msf_theme","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msf_theme?post=3218"},{"taxonomy":"msf_place","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dev.mackysallfoundation.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/msf_place?post=3218"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}