Morrocco.- (News of The South) – His Majesty, King Mohammed VI called the return of Morocco to the AU coming back home. The King has made over 50 visits to African countries, resulting in cooperation agreements on economic, political, security, and educational issues. At the 28th African Union Summit, 39 of 54 member states agreed to admit Morocco to the pan-African organization, AU, after a 33-year hiatus. Morocco is a founding member of the OAU, which transformed into the AU.
On Western Sahara
On Western Sahara, Ambassador Amrani emphasized Morocco’s commitment to a peaceful solution for this regional dispute, working in close cooperation with the concerned parties. The Ambassador shared the long route to Morocco’s independence from Spanish and French colonization, though gradual, long, difficult dialogue and negotiations. He said Morocco remained guided by ethos of international law, norms and principles, further indicating that during the process of decolonization, there was no entity which claimed to be separated from Morocco. Morocco is not colonizing the Sahara nor is the Sahara the last colony in Africa. He dismissed such allegations as ahistorical, misleading, and a legal absurdity which detracts attention from the real issues.
Ambassador Amrani further said that the Sahara issue is a regional dispute dealt with within the UN. “The United Nations Security Council’s relevant resolutions leave no room for personal interpretations or ideological influences. The objectives are clear, the parameters are defined, and the means are provided. Following the recognition of the non-inapplicability of a referendum the UN called for since 2004 the parties must work toward a political solution based on realism, durability, practicability and compromise,” he said.
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