Morocco’s suspension of its relations with Germany sounds like a warning for Spain, with which the kingdom has disagreements on the same issue of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara.
The German embassy has decided to suspend Schengen visas for Moroccans, with the exception of certain categories. This decision follows Morocco’s decision to suspend all contact, interaction or action with both the German diplomatic representation in Rabat and the German cooperation agencies and political foundations.
Morocco is making a financial contribution of one million dollars to international humanitarian aid for Yemen. The announcement was made on Monday in Rabat by Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad.
Germany is trying to play the appeasement card following Morocco’s decision to suspend all contact, interaction or action with both its embassy in Rabat and the German cooperation agencies and political foundations.
The announcement of the suspension of all contact with the German embassy in Morocco had the effect of a thunderclap in the diplomatic world. According to the note signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita , this Monday, March 1st, "deep misunderstandings with the Federal Republic of Germany on the fundamental issues of the Kingdom of Morocco" would be at the heart of this cooling of relations between the two countries.
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune accuses Morocco , without naming it, of wanting to destabilize his country through media relays. Statements that add to the diplomatic tensions between the two countries.
Germany has reacted to Morocco’s decision to suspend all contact, interaction or action with both its embassy in Rabat and German cooperation agencies and political foundations.
In a letter dated March 1 addressed to the Head of Government and other members of the government, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita requested the suspension of all contact with the German Embassy in Rabat. This decision comes "due to the deep misunderstandings with the Federal Republic of Germany on the fundamental issues of the Kingdom of Morocco."
The president of the Movement of Society for Peace (MSP), Abderrazak Makri, claims that the " Morocco must choose between normalization with Israel and the Union of the Maghreb", aligning himself with the proposal of Rached Ghannouchi, president of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP), who recently called for a three-member Maghreb Union excluding the kingdom.
In a letter addressed to the current President of the United States, Joe Biden, 250 international personalities from 25 countries have welcomed the American decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. The US President is also invited to support the Moroccan autonomy initiative as the only way to end this long-standing conflict.
Rached Ghannouchi, President of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP), also leader of the Islamist party Ennahdha, has called for a three-member Maghreb Union composed of Libya, Algeria and Tunisia. This proposal, which automatically excludes Morocco, sounds like a diplomatic blunder.
The president of the autonomous city of Melilla , Eduardo de Castro, said in an interview on Sunday radio that relations with Morocco "are tense" due to the latter’s unilateral closure of commercial customs, and the difficulties of entering goods through Malaga and Almería. He called on the central government and the European Union to "ease these tensions".