The move comes after King Mohammed VI on Saturday urged “certain partners” to “clarify” their stance on the former Spanish colony.
Germany this Thursday backed the Moroccan initiative for autonomy over Western Sahara, describing it as a “good foundation” for resolving the regional conflict and thus ending a long diplomatic crisis with Morocco.
“Germany regards the autonomy plan presented in 2007 as a serious and credible effort by Morocco and as a good basis for a solution accepted by both sides,” said a joint statement by the two countries published after the chief’s first visit to Rabat. . diplomacy, Annalena Baerbock.
The German minister met with her Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, and both welcomed the resumption of bilateral cooperation. Germany is one of Morocco’s most important economic and commercial partners. Rabat suspended contact with the German embassy in the country in March 2021 due to “profound misunderstandings” with Berlin. One of the bottlenecks was the German position in Western Sahara. Berlin criticized Washington’s decision to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over this area in December 2020.
The diplomatic disagreement between Germany and Morocco began to calm down in December, thanks to the new German government’s “positive” stance on the matter. Morocco’s King Mohamed VI on Saturday urged “certain partners” to “clarify” their position and “unequivocally” support the Moroccan autonomy initiative.
Baerbock’s trip coincides with French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Algeria, Morocco’s regional rival. The French President is in attendance with a large institutional and corporate representation against the background of the energy crisis.
Macron is also trying to restore good relations with Algeria after tensions between the two countries rose over the past year over issues related to historical memory and the Algerian War of Independence.
For Macron, the “essential goal” of the journey is to “build a common future,” which also means “to face the past head-on, with great humility and a desire for truth, memory and history.”
To this end, he has announced the creation of a joint commission of historians to examine the archives and shed light on the most conflicted period between France and Algeria, from the beginning of colonization to the end of the war. They will work “without taboos,” Macron said.
Algerian President Abdelmayid Tebune described the initial results of this three-day visit as “encouraging”, referring to the establishment of intergovernmental commissions and the foreseeable “intensification” of high-level cross-visits.
Source: La Verdad
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