The primacy of the autonomy initiative as the only solution to the artificial dispute over the Moroccan Sahara was the focus of a meeting organized on Wednesday evening at the Cultural Center in Tarragona (north-east Spain).
The event, marked by the presentation of two books, one of them devoted to the Moroccan Sahara issue, was initiated on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the glorious Green March by the International Alliance without Borders for Rights and Freedoms in partnership with the Moroccan Consulate General in Tarragona.
This cultural and literary event, marked by the presence of several Spanish personalities and members of the Moroccan community in Catalonia, provided a forum for dialogue and communication on the historical, legal and geopolitical aspects of the Moroccan Sahara question and the relevance of the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty.
Presented on this occasion, Román López Villicaña’s book on the Sahara issue looks back at the historical data and facts revealing the solid secular ties linking the Saharan tribes to the august Alawid Sultans, notably through the Beia pact.
The Mexican political scientist had spent several months in the southern provinces in search of documents and information on this issue, a stay which helped him in the realization of this book.
The second book, entitled “Conversaciones secretas sobre Tánger” (Secret Conversations on Tangier), by researcher and translator Abdelkhalek Najmi, compiles over 30 interviews with contemporary Spanish writers.
The two books were presented and discussed by Spanish academic Oliver Klein Bosquet, Moroccan Consul General in Tarragona Ikram Chahine, parliamentarian Aicha El Gourgi and lawyer Hilal Tarkou Lahlimi.
The speakers reviewed the historical and geographical dimensions of the national question, emphasizing the dynamic development of the Kingdom’s southern provinces, under the impetus of King Mohammed VI.
On this occasion, the members of the Moroccan community established in Catalonia expressed their pride in the High solicitude with which King Mohammed VI never ceases to surround Moroccans living abroad, welcoming in this respect the High Royal Guidelines contained in His Speech on the occasion of the 49th anniversary of the glorious Green March.
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