-Lexman™ Posted June 15, 2021 Posted June 15, 2021 Rabat - Morocco and Sudan intend to strengthen already close ties as Sudan continues to support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara. Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita spoke to his Sudanese colleague Mariam Al-Sadeq Al-Mahdi via teleconference on Friday, June 4. Rabat - Morocco and Sudan intend to strengthen already close ties as Sudan continues to support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara. Morocco’s Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita spoke to his Sudanese colleague Mariam Al-Sadeq Al-Mahdi via teleconference on Friday, June 4. The two representatives lauded the fraternal ties that Sudan and Morocco have long enjoyed. Sudan is in a transitory phase, after having resolved a decades long listing on a US list of nations supporting terrorism. The designation hampered Sudan’s ability to make international agreements and further development, something the nation is now aiming to rapidly make up for. The meeting between Bourita and Al-Sadeq Al-Mahdi therefore came at an opportune time as the two nations have much to offer each other in terms of bilateral trade and development. Morocco’s foreign minister congratulated Sudan on its new designation, emphasizing that this opens new possibilities for Sudan’s reentry into the global economy. Sudan has supported Morocco’s territorial integrity and its autonomy plan for Western Sahara as the way to achieve peace in the region, a position that Bourita welcomed. Morocco and Sudan will increase cooperation by establishing new bilateral agreements intended to modernize the existing framework in order to “breathe new life” into the two nations’ economic and development efforts. Existing bilateral agreements will be updated to assist in boosting agriculture as well as supporting state-building efforts in Sudan. Sudan’s foreign minister thanked Morocco for its ongoing efforts in training Sudanese officials to build the country’s institutional capacity and the exchange of knowledge and expertise. © Morocco World News. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, rewritten or redistributed without permission. Ghali was scheduled to attend a virtual witness hearing in Spain’s National High Court on Tuesday, June 1. The summon forced Ghali to remain in Logrono and Spain assured Morocco that the Polisario leader would remain within its borders until after the hearing. However, according to Spanish news outlet OkDiario, Ghali planned to leave ahead of his trial and attend the virtual hearing from Algeria. The Spanish publication goes on to add that the Moroccan foreign ministry may have had an impact on Ghali’s early departure. “If Ghali departs in an opaque way, as it entered, the situation between the two countries will become even more complicated,” states OkDiario in a paraphrased statement from the ministry. Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita was direct in his message to Spain in matters concerning Brahim Ghali. “In the event that the Polisario leader leaves Spanish territory without hindrance in the same way he acceded to it, our bilateral relationship would not fail to deteriorate very sharply.” Spanish air traffic controllers rerouted an Algerian government aircraft over Ibiza on Tuesday and denied the plane access to Spanish airspace due to the lack of a permit. However, Spanish government officials provided the media multiple varying excuses to deny that the plane was coming to retrieve Ghali early. Read also: Self-Contradiction in Spanish Government Surrounding Algerian Plane The OkDiario report notes that Morocco’s interference in Ghali’s departure forced Algeria and Spain to devise a backup plan. Some analysts speculated whether or not Algeria fronted the bill for Ghali’s flight aboard a private airline.
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