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Algeria has summoned Morocco’s ambassador after a viral video that showed a Moroccan diplomat calling Algeria an «enemy» country, the Algerian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.
A statement issued by the ministry revealed that Algeria’s ambassador to Rabat was summoned on Wednesday over «comments by Morocco’s consul general in Oran during an exchange with Moroccan citizens», AFP reports.
The Algerian Foreign Ministry argued in the same statement that calling the country an «enemy» is a serious violation, urging Morocco to protect diplomatic ties.
The video in question shows a Moroccan diplomat talking to Moroccans stranded in Algeria over the coronavirus lockdown. Trying to reassure these nationals, who await repatriation, the man said that «this country (Algeria) is your enemy, to tell you frankly».
The video comes as Morocco’s Foreign Affairs Minister said earlier in May that a «neighboring country is fueling separatism», referring to Algeria.
