The issue of the Moroccan Sahara is a concern for the current occupant of the White House. State Department spokesman Ned Price stated that the Biden administration, while distancing itself from that of its predecessor, says it continues consultations with all stakeholders on this issue.
The Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, denounced on Wednesday the attitude of the Spanish government aimed at "Europeanizing an exclusively bilateral crisis" that persists between Morocco and Spain. For the minister, this is a flight of responsibility on the part of Madrid.
Morocco threatened on Monday to suspend its cooperation with the European Union if the European Parliament voted on Thursday a resolution condemning the kingdom’s attitude in allowing thousands of underage migrants to enter Ceuta in May, in reaction to the reception by Spain of Brahim Ghali.
Spaniards believe that their government has not played the card of firmness against Morocco . This is revealed by a poll conducted by the Sigma-Dos firm.
After the National Security Medal, former U.S. Ambassador David Fischer receives a new distinction for his actions in favor of the kingdom during his diplomatic mission in Morocco. The diplomat is this time made a Commander of the Order of the Alaouite Wissam by King Mohammed VI.
Concerned by the tensions between Morocco and Spain, the Spanish Popular Party (PP) wishes that Madrid resume "as soon as possible" its relations with Rabat.
Beyond the reception in April of Brahim Ghali, the leader of the Polisario Front, by Spain, the Sahara is the main cause of the current diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain.
Saïd Ayachi, president of the Algerian Committee for Support to the Sahrawi People (CNASPS), reacted to the evacuation of the Polisario leader, Brahim Ghali, to his return to Algeria and the diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Spain. The Algerian official describes Morocco as a "rogue state".
Morocco has recently made a commitment to definitively resolve the issue of unaccompanied Moroccan minors in Europe. This decision was very well received by France.
The diplomatic crisis between Morocco and Germany has shattered the agreement linking the two countries on green hydrogen. The "deep misunderstandings" between Rabat and Berlin, particularly on the Sahara, have still not been resolved.
Spain is willing to work to restore relations with Morocco, but it maintains its position on the sovereignty of Western Sahara. This is what Carmen Calvo, the first deputy prime minister, indicated on Wednesday.
Nasser Bourita , Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, reacted to the statement by Pedro Sanchez, President of the Spanish Government, on the diplomatic crisis between the two countries. He reiterated that ’the bilateral crisis is not related to the migration issue.’