None of the Spanish attempts to deflate the diplomatic crisis with Rabat is successful.

Neither the containment of the Foreign Minister, Arancha González Laya, nor the notices of the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, that "there is no better or greater ally of Morocco within the EU than Spain."


The ambassador of the Alawite kingdom, Karima Benyaich, now in Rabat, after being called for consultations, today made new statements in which she announced new reprisals against Spain. In his opinion, this crisis "has revealed the true intentions of certain circles in Spain" and that "they persist in wanting to harm the superior interests of the Kingdom, since the recovery of the Moroccan Sahara in 1975"


The Alui monarchy thus places the conflict in Western Sahara at the center of the debate, where Morocco is the occupying power, according to international law. Until Donald Trump changed US foreign policy on this issue and recognized Moroccan sovereignty on December 10, 2020, no country has officially assumed annexation. But since that date, Morocco has pressured Spain so that, like the US, it varied its opposition. First with the suspension 'sine die' of the High Level Summit and now for the medical care provided in a hospital in Logroño to the leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali.

Benyaich, who has once again made statements to the media, summoned urgently, at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, assures that the Sahara is "a sacred cause of the Moroccan people and of all the forces of the nation." And it even responds to the request for "trust" and "respect", made by the chief executive himself. According to the ambassador, "mutual respect and trust between the two countries are unfortunately rethought today."


For all these reasons, the Moroccan representative points out that she "takes note" and her Government "will act accordingly." The first time that Morocco said these or similar words, through its Foreign Minister, Nasser Bourita, the Aluite authorities stopped controlling their borders and allowed thousands of Moroccan immigrants, hundreds of them young people and children, to arrive in Ceuta. those who were deceived with false messages on social networks, to cause the greatest internal damage to Spain, because they cannot return them to their country. Two of them passed away.


Now Rabat announces "consequences" again. It also raises the tone considerably against González Laya, who has tried not to get into the rag of Morocco's statements and Bourira's revelation that they have not maintained contacts for weeks. The minister did say on Wednesday that Ghali will leave Spain when he finishes his medical treatment - Rabat demands that he be indicted by the Spanish Justice and maintains that the crisis will worsen if this or happens - and like Sánchez, he demanded "respect" for Morocco. .


The ambassador has stated today that "she deplores the unfortunate character, the agitation and the nervousness that accompanies her purposes", has pointed out her "mistakes", without specifying what she was referring to and has insisted that if she is really being the speaker of " some Spanish circles against the territorial integrity of the Kingdom ".

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