Morocco’s permanent representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Omar Hilale, addressed the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee on Wednesday in response to his Algerian counterpart’s criticism by referencing the neighboring country’s “short” history, as the clip went viral on social media.
Stating that Algeria has the role of a ‘destabilizer’ in the Maghreb region, Hilale said that the country created “an artificial conflict which practically weighed down the Maghreb Arab Union”.
Hoping that his Algerian counterpart would take notes, the UN Ambassador explained that “The Moroccan state had ambassadors in the European courts in the fifteenth century and the sixteenth century. Where was Algeria? It didn’t exist.”
On Morocco’s autonomy plan, which Algerians bring often in their discussions attacking Morocco, Hilale said the principle “In its article 6, speaks of territorial integrity. I understand that my Algerian colleague cannot understand the meaning of territorial integrity because his country is barely 60 years old.”
The ambassador called on Algeria to explain its stance on the Sahara file in a roundtable with the UN special envoy, as an attempt to foster proper discourse between all sides involved in this discussion.
Omar Hilale’s intervention went on as he explained that “Territorial integrity is sacred for countries that already have a history, a civilization, a culture, but for countries born in the 60s-70s, they may not understand this principle.”
On social, Algerians are calling Hilale a fraud, trying to share proof that the country existed for a long time, denouncing Hilale’s speech. However, Moroccans hailed his intervention, saying that it was concise and straight to the point.
To maintain the peace, security, and prosperity of the Maghreb region and beyond, Morocco, unlike Algeria, is steadfastly dedicated to the final resolution of the pressing regional issue, explained Hilale in front of the UN General Assembly’s 4th Committee.
On the basis of the Moroccan initiative of autonomy within the framework of the Kingdom’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, Hilale noted that Morocco remains committed to the political process being conducted solely under the auspices of the UN for the final resolution of this dispute.
He asserted that this is demonstrated by its fruitful cooperation with Personal Envoy Staffan de Mistura in carrying out his mandate to facilitate this process.
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