Highlights of minister Tanja Fajon’s statement at the press conference – PHOTO/@MarocDiplomatie
Strong international support for Morocco’s proposal
With Slovenia, there are now 17 European Union (EU) countries that have shown their support for Morocco’s proposal for Western Sahara, considering it the most serious, credible and realistic way to put an end to the Saharawi dispute. The list is made up of France, Germany, Hungary, Spain, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Cyprus, Romania, Belgium, Luxembourg, Austria, Portugal, Malta, Italy, the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and Slovenia.
Other important nations such as the United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates have backed Morocco’s proposal, which proposes a formula of broad autonomy for Western Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty, respecting UN resolutions, with the aim of developing the area to the maximum in all areas, including social, administrative, economic and political, with a high level of self-government for the Saharawis and leaving foreign policy and defence issues in the hands of the Moroccan state. Even in Africa, countries such as Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire have also shown their support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and its plan for Western Sahara.
The strong international support for the Moroccan initiative to resolve the Saharawi dispute contrasts with the Polisario Front’s other rival proposal, which advocates holding a referendum on independence for the Saharawi people, which is difficult to achieve due to problems of census and other issues, as various analysts have pointed out, and which has the main support of Algeria, Morocco’s great political enemy in the Maghreb, especially after breaking off diplomatic relations with the Moroccan kingdom in August 2021, denouncing alleged “hostile acts” and due to profound political differences on issues such as Western Sahara.
This relationship has been festering until now, despite the outstretched hand offered by the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, on several occasions with a view to redressing the situation and establishing a good political relationship between neighbouring and brotherly countries such as Morocco and Algeria, as has happened on previous occasions.
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Publish date : 2024-06-19 07:00:00
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