The 7th edition of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development, scheduled for August in Japan, and the first Russia-Africa summit are two crucial meetings for Morocco in 2019. Will the Kingdom be able to attend them in better conditions ?
Speaking to reporters in Washington, the US National Security Advisor John Bolton said that he is frustrated that the Western Sahara conflict has not been solved. The official took the opportunity to criticize the policy of China and Russia in Africa.
Through its Energy Minister, Russia announced the possibility of co-investing in the construction projects of logistics and gasification facilities in Morocco. Its ambitions were made public after the United States granted Morocco money to back its LNG plans.
Two weeks before the Security Council adopted Resolution 2414, the Polisario sent a delegation to Russia. The Front’s representatives have been in Moscow since yesterday to defend their stance before the meeting on Western Sahara.
Russian news agency Sputnik commented on Prime Minister Saadeddine El Othmani’s meeting with Kosovan delegation in New York, calling it «odd» and «awkward».
Russia expressed its position on the Western Sahara conflict on Wednesday, backing the relaunching of direct negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario. Moscow, however, wants Algeria and Mauritania to be part of the talks.
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