Algeria has criticized what it considers to be the “second historical betrayal” by Spain of the Saharawi people, due to the agreement signed on November 14, 1975 by which it ceded the former colony of Spanish Sahara to Morocco and Mauritania.
Algeria has decided to call its ambassador in Madrid for consultations with “immediate” effect after the declarations of the highest Spanish authorities and their “sudden change” of position on the Saharaas reported this Saturday by the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The note explains that the Algerian Foreign Ministry has been “very surprised” by Spain’s support for the Moroccan autonomy project for the Saharawhich is why he has decided to call his ambassador in Madrid “for consultations with immediate effect”.
Algerian diplomatic sources have criticized the decision of the Spanish Government to support the Moroccan autonomy plan as a solution to the conflict in Western Sahara, a change of position that they consider the “second historical betrayal” from Madrid to the Saharawi people.
“It is the second historical betrayal of the Saharawi people by Madrid after the disastrous agreement of 1975,” the source pointed out, quoted by the Algerian news portal TSA. “Finally, Morocco has obtained what it wanted from Spain,” said the Algerian diplomat.
It would be the second “betrayal” due to the agreement signed on November 14, 1975 by which it ceded the former colony of the Spanish Sahara to Morocco and Mauritania, without taking into account the will of the Saharawi population.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, spoke on March 6 with the Algerian presidentAbdelmayid Tebune, who reiterated not only his country’s commitment to guaranteeing supplies to Spain but also Algeria’s willingness to help as much as possible, as a reliable partner in energy matters that it wants to be, to the Europeans, according to government sources.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, did not want to clarify this Friday if Algeria has been informed in advance about the change in the Government’s position, hiding behind the fact that “diplomacy requires discretion”, but he has been convinced that it will not affect the supply of gas to Spain by this country. “Algeria has repeatedly shown that it is a reliable partner,” he maintained, assuring that it maintains a “fluid” relationship with its Algerian counterpart.
Source: Eitb
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