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The Polisario is losing ground in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. After Salvador said that it withdrew recognition of the “Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic” (SADR) earlier in June, Barbados announced the same thing, Friday June 21.
According to a joint communiqué, published by Morocco’s news agency MAP, Barbados withdrew recognition of “SADR” during a visit conducted by the country’s Prime Minister Mia Mottley to Morocco.
In the same communiqué, Mottley backed the efforts made by the United Nations to end the territorial dispute, stressing the need of strengthening diplomatic ties with Rabat.
Barbados recognized «SADR» in February, 1988. In February, 2013, the country froze its recognition, after a delegation from the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation visited Bridgetown.
Trying to restore relations with Barbados, Polisario’s leader Brahim Ghali sent a letter to Mottley in May, 2018. However, his letter was ignored by the then newly elected Prime Minister.
For the record, earlier in June, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said on his Twitter account that San Salvador has withdrawn its recognition of “SADR”. The decision was announced after Foreign Affairs Minister Nasser Bourita visited the country as part of a tour to Latin America.
