Nearly 40 countries reaffirmed today their support for Morocco’s full sovereignty over its Sahara during the 57th session of the Human Rights Council at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
A l’occasion de la Fête du Trône, le Président français a annoncé dans une lettre adressée à Sa Majesté le Roi MOHAMMED VI que la France considère que le présent et l’avenir du Sahara s’inscrivent dans le cadre de la souveraineté du Maroc, et que l’Initiative marocaine d’autonomie constitue la seule base d’une solution politique juste, durable, et négociée
In a message dated Tuesday, July 30, to King Mohammed VI, President Macron recognized Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, referred to as Western Sahara by UN bodies. He stated that "the present and future of Western Sahara fall within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty." This date was happily chosen as it coincides with the 25th anniversary of the king's reign and the Throne Day celebrations. In his letter, the president affirmed that this decision is in line with ongoing diplomatic continuity, asserting that the French position remains unchanged.
The possibility of the National Rally (Le Rassemblement National) winning the upcoming legislative elections in France could significantly reshape many aspects of the relationship between Paris and the Maghreb countries. However, while Rabat remains calm, as such a scenario could potentially accelerate France's final recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, the regime in Algeria is trembling. This is because the French right, across all its factions, refuses to succumb to the grievances and blackmail tactics of the Algerian regime using the memory issue.
“There is a community in Algeria, the Kabyle one, which has been waiting for self-determination for over 150 years and which you are terrorizing, imprisoning and depriving of its freedom and its most legitimate right,” Morocco’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, fired at Algeria at the C24 seminar currently being held in Caracas, Venezuela.
