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Rabat – In a special address tonight following the latest UN resolution on Western Sahara, King Mohammed VI re-extended a direct invitation to Algeria to engage in a sincere and fraternal dialogue to end decades of tensions and political divergences between Algiers and Rabat.
Today’s UN Security Council’s vote on a new resolution proved another important boost for the Moroccan stance on Western Sahara, with eleven members of the Council recognizing Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as a genuine political solution to end the lingering territorial dispute.
Yet even as he celebrated this “historic win” for Morocco’s efforts to recover its southern provinces, the King made sure to showcase the country’s commitment to a win-win framework, notably by extending an olive branch to Algeria, the main sponsor of the separatist group seeking independence in southern Morocco.
“On a different note, I call upon my brother, His Excellency President Abdelmajid Tebboune, to launch together a sincere, brotherly dialogue between Morocco and Algeria, to overcome differences and build new relations based on trust, fraternal bonds, and good neighbourliness,” King Mohammed VI said.
The monarch’s gesture reflects Morocco’s conviction that its diplomatic momentum should not be driven by enmity as the North African country seeks to foster constructive political and economic ties with all countries in the region and beyond.
This is not the first time that Morocco has extended such an olive branch to Algeria to engage in frank and direct dialogue to end decades of tensions between the two countries.
King Mohammed VI made a similar offer in July, reiterating Morocco’s commitment to reconciliation with Algeria.
In his Throne Day speech on July 29, King Mohammed VI said he remains firmly committed to “reaching out to our brothers in Algeria,” arguing that Algerian and Moroccan people can overcome their current situation if they unite and commit to a shared future.
Similarly, in a speech in 2021, King Mohammed VI stressed Morocco’s readiness to sincerely work with Algeria “without conditions” to mend bilateral ties.
It remains uncertain whether Algeria will respond in good faith, as it chose not to participate in the UNSC vote in protest of the resolution, which marks a historic day for Morocco.
Algeria’s regime has challenged Morocco’s territorial integrity for decades, seeking to undermine the kingdom’s sovereignty over its southern provinces by hosting, arming, funding, and backing Polisario’s self-determination claims.
Morocco has consistently warned that these are obsolete claims that would fade as its momentum grows, bolstered by global support for the Autonomy Proposal it presented to the UN Security Council in 2007. Beyond the UN-led political process, reports suggest the US is exploring the feasibility of a mediation between Algiers and Rabat.
However, it remains unclear whether Algeria’s regime will engage constructively in efforts to reconcile and end the decades-long stalemate and restore ties that Algeria officially severed in 2021 but which have effectively been broken for decades.
