Algeria denounces the French government’s decision to recognize the autonomy plan for the Western Sahara region within the framework of alleged Moroccan sovereignty

Algiers – Algeria expressed today, Thursday, its great regret and strong denunciation of the French government’s decision to recognize the autonomy plan for the territory of Western Sahara within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, stressing that it will draw all the results and consequences that result from this decision and hold the French government alone fully and completely responsible for that. According to a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad.

The statement said: “The Algerian government has taken note, with great regret and strong denunciation, of the unexpected, unsuccessful and futile decision taken by the French government to provide explicit and unambiguous support for the plan of autonomy for the territory of Western Sahara within the framework of alleged Moroccan sovereignty, and the Algerian authorities have been informed.” “With the content of this decision by its French counterpart in recent days.”

The statement pointed out that “it seems that the colonial powers, both ancient and modern, know how to get along with each other, how to understand each other, and how to extend a helping hand to each other.”

It is clear – according to the same source – that “the French decision is the result of suspicious political calculations, unethical assumptions, and legal readings that are not based on any sound foundations.”

supports or justifies it, and that “it does not help provide the conditions for a peaceful settlement of the Western Sahara issue, but more than that, it contributes directly to the exacerbation of the state of blockage and stagnation that was specifically created by the Moroccan autonomy plan for more than seventeen years.”

The source added, “Although the international community has long been convinced that the issue of Western Sahara represents, without a doubt, an integral part… On the path of decolonization, which must be completed in an optimal manner, the same French decision seeks to distort, falsify and distort the facts by supporting a colonial reality and providing unjustified support for Morocco’s alleged and imaginary sovereignty over the territory of Western Sahara.

What increases the unacceptability of this decision is that it is issued by A permanent member of the Security Council is supposed to act in accordance with the decisions of this body in particular and in accordance with international legitimacy in general.

The statement added: “Finally, at a time when the United Nations is mobilizing its good offices to give new impetus to the path of searching for a political settlement to the conflict in Western Sahara, the French decision contradicts these efforts, obstructs their implementation, and conflicts with the higher interest of peace, security and stability in the region.”

The statement noted that the Algerian government notes that “the French decision in no way serves the goals of peace in Western Sahara and prolongs the stagnation of the political process to resolve this issue, and contributes to the perpetuation of the colonial fait accompli in this region.”

Accordingly – the statement adds – “the Algerian government will draw all the results and consequences that result from this French decision and hold the French government alone fully and completely responsible for that.”

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