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Rabat – During the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, the Algerian regime renewed its persistent hostility towards the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Morocco.
Algerian President Abdmadjid Tebboune reiterated his country’s support for the Polisario Front separatist group , a statement that is in line with the Algerian regime’s traditional hostility towards Morocco and its unrelenting attempts to undermine Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara region.
During his speech, Tebboune said his country is “looking forward” to seeing the end of oppression in the “colony in Africa, where an entire people in Western Sahara is still deprived of their fundamental right to self-determination through a free and fair referendum.”
Tebboune’s remarks reflect his country’s apparent shift towards systematically rejecting all UN reports and resolutions that disqualify a self-determination referendum as a viable route to a lasting settlement of the Saara dispute.
All UN resolutions, including last year’s Resolution 2654, have emphatically called on the parties’ to the conflict to engage in the UN-led political process to find a lasting settlement of the dispute over Western Sahara.
Algeria, however, continues to undermine the process by claiming to be an observer to the conflict rather than a fully responsible and main party to the dispute despite its unwavering support for the Polisario Front. As well as advocating for Polisario’s separatist agenda during international summits, Algeria is known for hosting, financing, and arming the separatist group.
The UN-led political process is still largely perceived as stagnant due to Algeria’s reluctance to take responsibility as a key party to the conflict.
Morocco recently reiterated its firm position during the regional tour of the UN Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, stressing that the Moroccan Autonomy Plan is the realistic route to a lasting political solution to the Sahara dispute.
Earlier this month, De Mistura traveled to Rabat to meet with Moroccan officials – including Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hlale.
During their discussions with the UN envoy, the Moroccan officials all reiterated Morocco’s commitment to the UN-led process and the centrality of the Moroccan Autonomy Plan, recalling that all the latest UN resolutions since 2007 have hailed the Moroccan plan as the most realistic way to resolve the Sahara dispute.
