Rabat- Saudi Ambassador to Morocco, Abdullah bin Saad Al Ghurairi, reiterated today the “steadfast, principled and declared position” of his country on Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara.
Following a meeting in Rabat with the Moroccan Speaker of Parliament, Rachid Talbi Alami, the Saudi diplomat stated to the press that “the security and stability of Morocco is part of the security and stability of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
Al Ghurairi referred to the “continuous coordination” and “constant consultations” between Rabat and Riyadh, adding that the close bilateral partnership concerns the “legislative, executive and judicial fields.”
For his part, Talbi Alami highlighted Saudi Arabia’s permanent and clear support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern provinces.
He added that this meeting constituted “an opportunity to discuss a number of issues of common interest,” as well as ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries across various fields.
These statements follow Saudi Arabia’s ambassador to the UN reiterating his country’s support forMorocco’s territorial integrity.
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“Saudi Arabia rejects any attack against the supreme interests or on the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the brotherly Kingdom of Morocco,” the Saudi diplomat said last week before the 4th Committee of the UN General Assembly
The Saudi UN ambassador’s statement followed similar comments by countries that have constantly spoken in favor of Morocc’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara.
This weekend, Algeria’s Ennahar TV attacked Saudi Arabia and Qatar for speaking in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara during the 4th Commission of the UN General Assembly.
Ennahar quoted one source saying that pro-Morocco remarks from some Gulf countriesʼ permanent UN representatives “have contributed greatly to the continuing fragmentation of the Arab World.”
The same source claimed that the statements contain “many contradictions and fallacies aimed at misleading international public opinion” about the Western Sahara conflict.
Today’s statement from the Saudi diplomatic representative in Rabat suggests that Algerian pressure will not affect the Gulf country’s pro-Morocco stance on the Western Sahara question.
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