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Morocco World
16-05-2025
- Politics
- Morocco World
EU Reaffirms: Neither Union Nor Member States Recognize Self-Proclaimed ‘SADR'
Doha – The European Union has categorically repudiated the self-styled 'SADR' entity, with the bloc's spokesperson for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy bluntly declaring Friday that 'neither the EU nor any of its Member States recognize the SADR.' This uncompromising rejection emerged in the wake of questions about the impending EU-African Union ministerial meeting set for Wednesday in Brussels. The spokesperson unequivocally specified that while these high-level gatherings are 'co-presided and co-organized by the European Union and the African Union,' any potential infiltration by the fabricated entity stems exclusively from the African Union's maneuvers, not EU invitation. The spokesperson hammered home that 'the position of the EU is well known' and that the illusory entity's presence 'at the EU-AU ministerial meeting has no influence whatsoever on this position.' This represents a devastating diplomatic setback for the separatist agenda. Even more worrisome for advocates of the increasingly sidelined separatist option is that this resolute European stance comes amid overwhelming international momentum validating Morocco's territorial integrity. The fictitious 'SADR' entity, a destabilizing relic propped up by Algeria, exists solely in the military Algerian establishment's geopolitical imagination while the actual territory remains under Morocco's rightful and legitimate control. The populations trapped in Tindouf camps are not 'forcibly displaced persons' but hostages ruthlessly sequestered against their will for half a century. Algeria flagrantly violates international norms by denying these captive populations their fundamental rights, including the freedom to return to their motherland. The occupation charade ended decisively with the restoration of these provinces to Morocco under the Madrid Agreements of November 1975, a reality acknowledged by the UN through resolution 34/58 B of December 1975. Algeria's obstructionist tactics have systematically undermined humanitarian efforts, with Algiers vehemently blocking UNHCR attempts to conduct a census of populations in the Tindouf camps for over five decades, brazenly defying explicit Security Council directives since 2011. Polisario is now chasing shadows as Morocco's vision prevails The global diplomatic landscape has shifted dramatically against the phantom entity, with international endorsement for Morocco's Autonomy Plan skyrocketing to more than 110 countries. This broad-based coalition includes two permanent Security Council members and 23 European Union countries, signaling the irreversible collapse of the separatist narrative. The contrived 'SADR' construct faces mounting rejection across the international community, with Ecuador abruptly suspending recognition in October 2024 and Panama swiftly following suit the next month. This cascading diplomatic isolation reflects the growing recognition of the separatist group's illegitimacy. In a crippling blow to the Polisario's secessionist agenda, the United States has articulated 'clear and strong' language affirming that Morocco's autonomy initiative constitutes the only viable path forward. Washington's unambiguous position carries seismic implications given its permanent Security Council membership. The US Secretary of State has explicitly commanded parties to 'engage in discussions without delay, using Morocco's Autonomy Proposal as the only framework to negotiate a mutually acceptable solution.' Even the UN envoy has acknowledged the current 'unprecedented impetus' for establishing concrete progress toward regional stability and political resolution. The impotent Polisario Front, a fossilized Cold War anachronism, desperately clings to relevance despite possessing zero democratic legitimacy. Alexander Ivanko, MINURSO's head, delivered a devastating assessment during a recent closed Security Council session, shattering the concocted 'liberation war' narrative peddled by the separatists and their Algerian puppeteers. The MINURSO assessment brutally confirmed the separatists' military irrelevance, stating they are utterly incapable of 'causing significant damage to the Royal Armed Forces of Morocco or modifying the status quo through military means.' As Morocco approaches the historic 50th anniversary of the Green March on November 6, Moroccan Permanent Representative to the UN Omar Hilale has expressed optimism that this regional dispute could be definitively resolved, potentially marking the final burial of Algeria's manufactured conflict and its invented proxy state.
Morocco World
29-04-2025
- Politics
- Morocco World
Hilale: ‘Sahara Occupation Ended with Provinces' Return to Morocco'
Doha – Morocco's Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, fired back at Algeria in a strongly-worded letter to the Security Council Monday, dismantling what he termed 'fallacious and mendacious allegations' from Algeria's ambassador regarding the Western Sahara dispute. The diplomatic clash erupted after Algeria's Permanent Representative, Amar Bendjama, made what Morocco described as a 'tendentious declaration' during a Security Council meeting on 'Challenges related to forced displacement worldwide.' According to Hilale, Bendjama exploited the presence of High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi to spread misinformation about populations in the Tindouf camps. Hilale blasted the Algerian representative's characterization, asserting that people in Tindouf camps 'are not 'forcibly displaced persons' but rather populations sequestered against their will for half a century.' He charged that Algeria denies these populations their basic rights, including the choice to return to Morocco, settle in a third country, or integrate into Algeria. The Moroccan ambassador noted that these populations live in camps whose 'jurisdiction, control and management have been entrusted by Algeria to the armed separatist group 'Polisario,'' violating international law and Algeria's obligations as a host country — a situation denounced by the Human Rights Committee in its report CCPR/C/DZA/CO/4 of August 17, 2018. 'The occupation of the Sahara ended with the return of these provinces to their motherland Morocco, under the Madrid Agreements of November 1975,' Hilale declared, noting the UN General Assembly acknowledged this in resolution 34/58 B of December 1975. The Moroccan diplomat accused Algeria of failing to cooperate with UN agencies and humanitarian partners. He pointed out that Algeria has refused to allow the High Commissioner for Refugees to conduct a census and registration of populations in the Tindouf camps for over 50 years, despite clear directives from the Security Council since 2011. 'The absence of a census facilitates the diversion of humanitarian aid, which has pushed agencies and NGOs to reduce their assistance,' Hilale stated, citing reports from the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the UNHCR Inspector General's Office, and the World Food Programme that confirmed aid diversion by Polisario and Algerian officials. No more talk of a referendum Regarding Algeria's purported call for a 'lasting solution' to the Sahara issue, Hilale derided it as 'smoke and mirrors,' explaining that a sustainable solution 'requires respecting Security Council resolutions calling for the resumption of the political process and roundtables—which Algeria has refused since Staffan de Mistura's appointment as the Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for the Moroccan Sahara in October 2021.' Hilale asserted that the lasting solution lies in implementing Morocco's Autonomy Initiative, which the Security Council has described as 'serious and credible' for 18 years. He noted this initiative 'is widely considered by the international community as the sole basis for resolving this dispute, respecting the Kingdom's national sovereignty and territorial integrity.' The ambassador stated that 'Algeria's blindness' prevents it from realizing that this Initiative is supported by more than 100 UN member states, including two permanent Security Council members, the former occupying power of Western Sahara, and 23 European Union countries. He also evoked the latest Security Council resolution 2756 (2024) that welcomed the international momentum for Morocco's Autonomy Initiative. Hilale's letter concluded by denouncing Algeria's 'obsessive fixation' with a referendum, reminding that both the Security Council and General Assembly have 'definitively buried' this option since 2002 and 2003 respectively. He also recalled that the resolutions Algeria supported during the Algerian ambassador'sprevious term on the Security Council, as well as those he submits annually to the UN General Assembly's Fourth Committee, no longer make any reference to the referendum. The letter will be published as an official document of the UN Security Council. Notably, the fallacious allegations made by the Algerian diplomat were completely ignored in the High Commissioner for Refugees' response to members during the briefing. Read also: Omar Hilale: 50th Green March Anniversary Set for Definitive Western Sahara Closure Tags: Omar HilaleWestern sahara
