Algerian media continues to speak of an imaginary war in the Moroccan Sahara. A pro-army media, El Bilad, did not bother to check the map when it spoke of Larache, Assilah and Fnideq as cities nearby the Saraha. While recycling a Polisario statement, El Bilad claimed that fierce battles are going on and that wounded […]
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Sahara: Portugal, Switzerland reaffirm support for political solution
Portugal and Switzerland have reaffirmed in separate statements support for a political solution to the regional conflict over the Sahara under the aegis of the United Nations. The head of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs (FDFA) Ignazio Cassis reiterated on Wednesday the Swiss government’s support for a political, just, lasting and mutually […]
Rabat remains attached to ceasefire but will react firmly against threats to its security
Moroccan Foreign minister Nasser Bourita has reaffirmed his country’s attachment to the ceasefire and to the political process, but warns it will react with the greatest severity, and in self-defence, against any threat to its security. In an interview with the Parliament Magazine, Mr. Bourita said the repeatedly perpetrated illegal acts by Polisario militiamen since […]
Dominican Republic joins worldwide support for Morocco against Polisario provocations
Morocco continues to gain global support for its legitimate and self-defense action made by Moroccan army to restore the free movement of people and goods in the southern border of Guerguarat zone between Morocco and Mauritania. In this vein, the Dominican government has voiced its solidarity with the North African Kingdom and condemned the obstructions […]
Azerbaijan backs Morocco’s actions in Guerguarat
Azerbaijan was the latest state to have openly expressed support for Morocco’s actions in Guerguarat aiming at restoring the free flow of goods and passengers. The passage was blocked for three weeks by the Polisario and all UN attempts failed to clear the road until Morocco intervened to reopen the road militarily on November 13 […]
Morocco intervened in Guerguarat in response to Polisario blockade- Nertherland’s foreign minister says
Dutch foreign minister said Morocco’s intervention to open the Guerguarat border passage with Mauritania was justified as an action to reopen the road blocked by the Polisario to international traffic. “The actions of the Moroccan army on November 13 came in reaction to the blockade of the Guerguarat crossing, ” the Dutch Foreign Minister Stef […]
Geneva-based Group voices full support for Morocco’s peaceful, legal action in Guerguarat
The Support Group for the Territorial Integrity of Morocco in Geneva has expressed its full support for the peaceful, legal and non-offensive action that has been carried out by Morocco to secure the passage of Guerguarat. The group expresses, in a statement, “its total support for this peaceful, legal and non-offensive action, in the […]
Morocco musters more support for intervention in Guerguarat, more voices call for safeguarding free flow of traffic
Morocco is mustering more support for its military intervention in the border crossing point of Guerguarat that enabled to re-open the blocked road for international traffic according to strict rules of engagement, avoiding citizens and restricting use of arms to self defense. Countries from the four corners of the globe and several international and regional […]
Belgium, Japan support freedom of movement in Guerguarat
Belgium and Japan have stressed the paramount importance of ensuring the freedom of movement and trade between Morocco and Mauritania. The two countries’ statements came following the intervention of the Moroccan army that put an end to the Polisario’s violations in Guerguarat. Polisario sent militiamen to the region on October 21, resulting in a […]
Sahara: Congolese President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Expresses Solidarity with Morocco
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, has expressed solidarity with Morocco with regard to its international commitments in the area of Guerguarat. In a letter sent to King Mohammed VI, president Tshisekedi, who highlighted the friendly relations between the two countries, described as “unacceptable” the situation that has prevailed in the […]