“The Moroccan Sahara remains the compass that determines direction and charts the course,” said Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
During a presentation to the House of Representatives this week while discussing the Ministry’s sub-budget, Bourita reminded that three countries announced their intention to open consulates in the southern regions, namely Chad, Somalia and Guatemala.
The Minister recalled that the continuing decline of Polisario recognitions in 2022 is a reality, as 84% of the member states of the United Nations do not recognize the separatist militias.
The Minister of Foreign Affair considered that King Mohammed VI laid out in his August 20 speech the precise approach to managing various foreign policy issues based on the issue of the Western Sahara, against the background of basic determinants drawn in advance according to a methodology that draws on pragmatism and realism.
The minister added: “Today, the Moroccan Sahara is our standard for distinguishing the ambiguous positions from the clear, and it is our means of determining the extent of the depth and sincerity of friendships, and it is the decisive factor in valuing and developing partnerships,” stressing that the Moroccan Sahara is, in short, the issue in which Morocco distinguishes between governments’ positions.
Bourita also considered that this shift in Moroccan diplomacy showed its relevance in a short time, in view of the balanced and clear change in the position of Spain, as a pivotal country in this conflict over the territory.
The government official stressed that Moroccan diplomacy continues to consolidate this critical juncture, and this year was marked by important developments in the file of Morocco’s territorial integrity.
In this regard, the Minister of Foreign Affairs indicated the expansion of the circle of explicit support for the autonomy initiative, in all regions and continents, including countries with great influence and broad knowledge of the conflict and its history.
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