On Monday, Morocco announced cutting its relations with the German embassy in Rabat and German donor organizations, "due to deep differences concerning fateful issues." Reuters quoted a high-ranking Moroccan diplomat as saying that the matter is linked to Berlin's position on the Western Sahara file.
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita said in a letter to members of his country's government that Morocco decided to sever its ties with the German embassy in Rabat due to deep differences concerning the fateful issues of Morocco, which "necessitated the severing of relations between ministries and government institutions with their German counterpart, in addition to cutting all ties." With German cooperation institutions and political societies. "
The Moroccan minister attributed his country's decision to the deep misunderstanding with Germany on basic issues of concern to the Kingdom, and called on the Moroccan ministerial sectors to "stop any contact or cooperation with the German embassy, as well as German cooperation organizations and political institutions that have ties to the embassy."
Libya file
Reuters quoted a high-ranking Moroccan diplomat as saying that Rabat’s decision toward Berlin was due to its position on the US’s decision last December to recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara, as well as Germany’s decision not to invite Morocco to participate in an international conference on Libya in January. January 2020.
It should be noted that the conflict has existed since 1975 between Morocco and the Polisario Front over the territory of Western Sahara. It began after the Spanish occupation ended its presence in the region, and the conflict turned into an armed confrontation between Morocco and the front that lasted until 1991, and stopped when the two parties signed a ceasefire agreement under the auspices of nations. United.
While Rabat insists on its sovereignty over Western Sahara and proposes expanded autonomy under its sovereignty to resolve the conflict, the Polisario is calling for a referendum to decide the region's fate, a proposal supported by Algeria.