Nasser Bourita, Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, said that “Morocco decided not to interact with the unilateral decisions pursued by Algerian diplomacy,” referring to the decision of the regime to sever political relations with Rabat.
In a press interview with French news channel France 24, Bourita added that he “has stopped following the Algerian diplomacy’s statements some time ago because of the many contradictions this discourse carries.”
He explained that, following King Mohammed VI’s directives to “avoid escalation,” Morocco’s approach to the conflict takes a wholesome view, which is not restrained to the Algerian narrative’s sole alleged concern with Morocco, namely the Kingdom’s normalization of diplomatic relations with Israel.
The diplomatic official added that the severance of diplomatic ties is “Algeria’s right, but Morocco’s positions have been clear for a long time, because it searches for elements of unity rather than division.”
The Minister affirmed that “Morocco is in its land, and it never seeks confrontation,” and said, “we are looking for a political solution to the issue of the Moroccan Sahara under the auspices of the United Nations, but in line with the autonomy initiative.”
Bourita added that “Morocco has never rejected the UN Security Council resolutions regarding the Sahara, but Algeria was the one that came out with a communication rejecting its UN outcomes last October. Consequently, this country rejects the will of the international community on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara.”
The official stressed that “Morocco supports the directions of the United Nations on the issue of the Sahara within the framework of the autonomy initiative, by launching political negotiations that should see the real participation of all parties in the region, but the problem is that Algeria refuses to acknowledge its involvement in the conflict.”
“Morocco’s positions on the Palestinian issue are clear,” said the Minister of Foreign Affairs, who denied the existence of any contradiction regarding Rabat’s positions on the Palestinian cause and its newly found relationship with Israel.
“Morocco wants to develop its relations with Israel so that the Palestinian people obtain their full rights in the framework of an independent state,” said Bourita, in reference to Morocco’s support for the two-state solution.
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