After taking its case to the African Union and the United Nations, Algeria is now seeking support within the Central American Parliament to promote the Polisario’s agenda. But Morocco, too, has solid allies in PARLACEN. Here’s the full story.
As military tensions between Israel and Iran raise concerns across the region, eight Arab and Islamic countries, including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Algeria, have issued a joint statement condemning the Israeli strikes. Morocco, however, chose not to take part in the initiative. Its absence has drawn attention, particularly as several political parties and civil society groups within the country have strongly denounced the offensive against Tehran.
During a meeting with his counterpart Nasser Bourita on Monday, Panama’s Foreign Minister expressed his country’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara. Speaking at a joint press conference, Javier Eduardo Martínez-Acha Vásquez described the proposal as «the most serious, credible, and realistic basis for progressing toward a lasting resolution» of the dispute, even calling it «the only basis» for a future solution.