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The recent provocative remark came from Algiers’ Foreign Minister Ramtane Lamamra, who wants to use the next Arab League summit to promote hostility against Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over Western Sahara.
L’Expression, an Algerian news outlet quoted Lamamra who said that the next Arab summit will be a symposium of “inter-Arab solidarity and support for the Palestinian cause and the Sahrawi people.”
Algeria is set to host the Arab League next year in March after the 2020 extraordinary summit was postponed due to COVID-19.
Ramtane’s remarks come as part of Algeria’s vision to push organizations, such as the African Union among others, to interfere in the regional dispute.
Algeria is likely to fail in its provocative moves against Morocco’s position on Western Sahara, as most Arab countries have repeatedly expressed unwavering support for territorial integrity.
In June, the Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation (GCC) emphasized support for Morocco’s territorial integrity during the Special Committee on Decolonization (C-24).
Most recently, countries from the Gulf, including Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the UAE, reiterated support for Morocco’s territorial integrity before the UN General Assembly’s F4th Committee.
Ramtane’s hostile remarks come amid growing tensions with Morocco.
Algeria decided to cut diplomatic relations with Morocco in August, citing several factors, which Moroccan officials described as unfounded fallacies.
In addition to its decision to cut ties, Algeria’s regime accused Morocco of attacking three Algerian nationals with a drone.
Morocco’s government has not responded to the recent allegations, but a high-level military official has denied Rabat’s involvement in the attack.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the military official told AFP that the three Algerian truckers died in a minefield.
MINURSO, the local UN mission in Western Sahara, said the truckers were killed in a buffer zone in Western Sahara. The UN still has no explanation what the truckers were doing in the region. The investigation is ongoing. Prior to UN confirmation, Algeria claimed the attack took place in Mauritanian territory to avoid pressure as the trucks’ presence in the conflict region violated the 1991 ceasefire agreement and international law.
The recent provocative move came amid calls from many public figures calling on Algeria’s regime to engage in dialogue and avoid further tension that could lead to instability in the region.
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