Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune said his country would be willing to organize a meeting in Algeria between Morocco and the Polisario in an interview granted to public media, dogging King Mohammed VI’s invitation to open borders.
“We can help them, if they want to dialogue in Algeria they are welcome and the country will put at their disposal all the means at its disposal to settle this conflict, but with the consent of both parties,” he said in an interview with Algerian media on August 8.
Tebboune did not address the speech given by Mohamed VI on July 31 during Throne day, limiting himself to comments made by the Moroccan ambassador to the UN Omar Hilal calling for self-determination of the Kabyle people.
In mid June, Algiers recalled its ambassador in Rabat for “consultations with immediate effect.” He has not returned.
Asked about the Sahara conflict, Tebboune said that Algeria is only an “observer,” with “this matter being in the hands of the UN”.
In his Throne speech, King Mohammed VI called on Algeria to open borders with Morocco, saying open borders would aid the two countries deal with migration, smuggling, drugs and human trafficking.
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