The Secretary-General of the Grand Maghreb Union Taïb Baccouche said that the diplomatic crisis that erupted recently between Morocco and Tunisia was a “surprise” for the Union.
The statement of the Grand Maghreb Union comes following the recent diplomatic crisis between the two member countries, which was sparked by the Tunisian government’s decision to invite the separatist Polisario “leader“ Brahim Ghali to the 8th TICAD.
President of the Grand Arab Union Baccouche stated: “At this time when we sought to advise Tunisia to take a conciliatory initiative following the severing of relations between Algeria and Morocco, and then to hold a Maghreb retreat between the foreign ministers of the Maghreb countries and the Secretary-General in favor of a political solution in Libya, we see with regret and pain another opportunity wasted on the occasion of the eighth Japan-Africa Summit in Tunis.”
The Secretary-General expressed his regret for the state of affairs between Tunisia and Morocco, adding that he was surprised by a new crisis in the bilateral relations between Tunisia and Morocco, which are “undergoing another difficult test, in addition to the crises that the Great Maghreb is experiencing.”
The diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Tunisia continues to animate discourse in Africa. The avalanche of indignation since the reception of the leader of the separatists, Brahim Ghali, by the Tunisian head of state Kaïs Saïed on the sidelines of TICAD, shows no sign of slowing down.
In addition to criticism of the unilateral decision of Tunisia, which reportedly went against the advice of the Japanese party to the TICAD, some bodies such as the Grand Maghreb SG are calling for reconciliation.
Tunisian President Kaïs Saïd broke Tunisia’s historic doctrine that all his predecessors respected, which is entrenched in refusing to recognize the separatist entity, and supporting Morocco in its fight for territorial integrity.
Now that both parties recalled their respective ambassadors for consultations, the Grand Maghreb is further weakened by the regional disputes between its founding members.
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