In a step bearing many indications, the United Arab Emirates decided to open a general consulate in El-Ayoun, to be the first Arab consulate in the largest city in Western Sahara disputed between Morocco and the “Polisario” front.
Moroccan experts considered this step par excellence; It reflects the strength of the Moroccan-Emirati relations, as well as supports Moroccos sovereignty over its territories, in light of the escalation of tension between Rabat and the so-called “Sahrawi Republic” in the buffer zones and Guergarat border crossing.
Amin Sousi Alawi, a Moroccan researcher in the field of media and public opinion industry, said that the Emirati move confirms the strength of relations between Rabat and Abu Dhabi, pointing out that the UAE’s role in supporting the Moroccan territorial integrity is “historic”.
Alawi added in a statement to “Erm News” that the opening of the UAE consulate in the city of El-Ayoun is a fateful decision that was taken at a sensitive time, and it is a clear and direct response to the lies that “suspicious” platforms make from time to time claiming that the Moroccan-Emirati relations are tense due to diverging visions. About regional files.
He believed that the difference in viewpoints is natural, stressing that the relations were and are still strong and continuous between the two countries, and even more so, they are very special.
Commenting on some of the comments promoted on social media, which confirms that the Emirati move is “tempting” to pave the way for Morocco to officially normalize its relations with Israel, the researcher affirmed that Morocco “cannot barter its desert and its sovereignty,” stressing that “the UAE is above All suspicions. ”
Alawi went on to say that “Moroccan Sahara is a constant matter in documents and international law,” pointing out that “the Emirati decision came at the right time to find out who the enemy is and who is the beloved, and the UAE’s proactive position confirms that it is always the closest despite the confusion of opponents.”
The spokesman added, “Morocco has more than one incentive if it wants normalization, it is enough that it has more than a million of its subjects from the Jewish religion in Israel,” noting that “the kingdom is clear in its dealings and does not need someone to push it to make its fateful decisions.”
For his part, Taj al-Din al-Husseini, a professor of international relations at Mohammed V University in Rabat, said that the Emirati move is “historic” by all standards, as it removes all the ambiguities that characterized relations between Rabat and Abu Dhabi for more than a year.
Al-Hassani added, in a statement to “Erm News”, that “the UAE today pumped new blood into its relations with Morocco and presented a strong message to whom it may concern.”
According to the Moroccan expert, “The opening of the Emirati consulate in the city of El-Ayoun is important and supports the Moroccan Sahara,” noting that “the rulers of the Emirates have supported territorial integrity since ancient times,” recalling the country’s participation in the “Green March” during the seventies of the last century to restore what remained of the Moroccan territorial integrity From the occupation.
Taj al-Din expected that this Arab race would be followed by a major diplomatic movement in the southern provinces of the Kingdom. “The UAE has become a center of power in the Gulf and the region as a whole, and the opening of its consulate will move the economy in southern Morocco, and it will push a group of Arab countries to take the same step to support Morocco,” as he put it. .
And the Royal Court in Morocco announced, on Tuesday, that the UAE decided to open a general consulate in the city of El-Ayoun, to be the first Arab consulate in the southern provinces of the Kingdom (Western Sahara).
The royal court said in a statement that Morocco’s King Mohammed VI “was informed of the decision during a call with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.”
King Mohammed VI described the Emirati decision as “an important historical decision in support of the kingdom’s territorial integrity on this part of its soil, especially since the UAE participated in the triumphant green march,” according to the statement.
And local media reacted to this news greatly, and the Moroccan site “Hespress” considered that the UAE consulate in El-Ayoun “will knock a huge nail into the coffin of the Polisario.”
The same source confirmed that this new situation comes at a time when several African countries have opened consulates in both Dakhla and Laayoune, which “confirms the recognition of the Kingdom’s full sovereignty over the Moroccan Sahara.”
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