The European Greens are asking Sanchez to “fix” his return to the Sahara

“Annoying.” This is how the European Green Party and Verdes Equo describe the change in Spain’s position on Western Sahara, which was handed down in writing by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to King Mohammed VI. In a letter to CEO and Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares, the Greens are calling for a “correction” from the Spanish government.

“The recent letter from the Prime Minister of Spain to King Mohammed VI on Western Sahara is of great concern to the European Green Party and its member party in Spain, the Verdes Equo,” said a letter signed by Evelyn Huitbrock and Thomas White, an employee. Party spokespersons European Greens; And Ines Sabanes and Florent Marcellus, co-speakers of Verdes Equo.

The document emphasizes that “in recent years the EU Court of Justice has recalled that neither the EU nor any of its member states has recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Western Sahara”, therefore “it should be seen as a separate and differentiated territory and any commercial agreement To be guaranteed the prior consent of the people of Sahara.

“Also,” they continue, “a letter from the Prime Minister of Spain to the King of Morocco confirming that the proposal for autonomy is ‘the most serious, realistic and credible’ extremely serious for us.” It does not improve the situation on the ground, starting with tens of thousands of refugees in Algerian camps, nor does it protect international and European law.

In the face of this situation, the Greens are calling on the Spanish government to “first rectify and take action again”, and they are urging Spain to “work for the immediate recognition of a just referendum on self-determination in the West”; That it “follows Morocco’s strict policy of non-recognition of the annexation of Western Sahara;” That “we strongly condemn the aggression and human rights violations committed by Morocco in the territory of Western Sahara”; “Propose an ambitious strategy to strengthen EU action to support UN efforts to find a just and lasting solution to the conflict”; Call on both sides of the conflict to immediately cease military escalation; To support the United Nations Mission in the Western Sahara Referendum (MINURSO), to provide a mandate to monitor and guarantee the protection of human rights in the Occupied Territories, and to urgently appoint a new UN Special Representative; And “demand the suspension of bilateral fisheries and trade agreements with the Kingdom of Morocco, which includes the territory of Western Sahara, products, services and resources, and ensure that, unlike today, future agreements have the prior consent of the people of the Sahara.”