The Algerian and South African regimes have suffered a major diplomatic setback at the G20 summit, held lately in Johannesburg, after failing to add the Sahara conflict in the final Declaration issued by the summiteers.
All their persistent maneuvers to include wordings making reference to the Sahara issue have failed as the whole world has become aware of their Machiavellian alliance against Moroccan territorial integrity.
In its fourth and fifth paragraphs, the final declaration of G20 referred to general principles related to commitment to international law, peaceful settlement of disputes and respect for the sovereignty of states, without saying a word on the Sahara issue.
However, the G20 leaders have called for a just, comprehensive, and lasting peace in Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Ukraine, as well as ending other conflicts and wars around the globe, affirming that peace is the only pathway to sustainability and prosperity.
This year’s G20 summit, hosted for the first time in South Africa, was boycotted by U.S. President Donald Trump, while Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping have cancelled their participation amid escalating political tension between major superpowers and the host country.
The absence of the world’s three largest economies is unprecedented in the history of G20, established to promote economic and political cooperation among major economies.
Pretoria was counting this event to regain its fading luster on the international scene. South Africa is clearly losing its regional and global influence. Its declining role is bringing down with it the Algerian regime which has backed for years the wrong horse with billions of petrodollars squandered on a lost cause.
