Rabat, April 18 -- Morocco has expressed its commitment to finding a negotiated, lasting exit from the Libyan crisis.

Rabat is calling on all parties, including Libyans and regional powers, to keep in sight the "supreme interest of the Libyan people" and to push for a solution that would prevent the already severe crisis from further escalation.

Morocco's foreign minister Nasser Bourita said Rabat's view has always been that military intervention damages more than it resolves. He made the remarks while speaking to the press on Wednesday after a meeting with Jumaa al-Qamati, the personal envoy of Fayez el-Sarraj, the head of Libya's internationally-recognized government in Tripoli.

"Morocco has been following the Libyan situation with g...