In a speech to the nation on the occasion of the 46th anniversary of the Moroccan invasion, the King of Morocco has warned that his country will not sign agreements with any country or regional bloc that do not include the territory of Western Sahara.
On the occasion of 46th anniversary from Green March with which Morocco invaded Western Sahara on November 6, 1975, the king Mohamed VI offered this Saturday a speech to the nation in which he returned to vindicate Moroccan sovereignty over the territory and he warned that he will not accept any type of negotiation on it.
The origin of the conflict in Western Sahara: the shadow of an unfinished colonialism
“For Morocco, the Sahara cannot be the object of negotiation. Furthermore, the Moroccan state of the Sahara was never raised and never will be raised on the negotiating table,” said the monarch.
On December 10, 1976, the United Nations General Assemblys approved the Resolution 3458 B, which reaffirmed “the inalienable right of all Saharan populations originating in the territory to self-determination” and asked the parties “for a free consultation organized with the assistance of a representative of the United Nations appointed by the Secretary General” However, no such referendum has ever been held.
Mohamed VI affirmed in his speech that Morocco is negotiating to reach a peaceful solution to this “artificial conflict” and that it does not propose any other solution to Western Sahara that does not go through autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty and territorial integrity, while the Polisario Front claims the right to self-determination.
Notice to Europe
In his speech, Mohamed VI warned that his country will not sign with any country or regional bloc – in reference to Europe – any agreement that does not encompass the territory of Western Sahara.
His words come after last September 29 the General Court of the European Union (TGUE) cancel the association and fisheries agreements between the EU and Morocco by agreeing with the Polisario, who had contested for exploiting the resources of the Sahara.
On the contrary, he expressed his “pride” in the “sovereign decision” adopted in December of last year by the United States to recognize the “total sovereignty of Morocco over its Sahara“, a decision adopted by Donald Trump and that his successor, Joe Biden, has not reversed but not confirmed.
On the other hand, Mohamed VI praised the Royal Armed Forces (FAR), which on November 13, 2020, said, “ensured” the free movement of people and goods at the Guergarat border crossing, between Mauritania and the administered Saharawi territory. for Morocco.
Broken relationship with Algeria
Relations between Rabat and Algiers have been deteriorating in recent months until the latter broke its diplomatic relations with Morocco two months ago and prohibited the neighboring country from using its airspace.
In addition, Algeria decided on October 31 last close the Maghreb Europe Gas Pipeline (GME), which for 25 years supplied Spain and Portugal through Moroccan territory.
And this same Wednesday, the escalation of tension between Morocco and Algeria has worsened even more after the Algerian Presidency accused Morocco of kill three of its citizens in an alleged bombing in eastern Western Sahara.
THE CONFLICT: The program En Jake of ETB2 explained in June with this video the origin of the conflict in Western Sahara.
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