Add charge against the PSOE for the Albares meeting with its Moroccan counterpart in the Holy Week | Spain
The Meeting held by surprise in the middle of Holy Thursday Among the Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares, and his Moroccan counterpart, Naser Burita, has greatly angry at the government’s minority partner. The adding matches have criticized on Monday both the lack of “transparency” of the meeting, which did not appear on the minister’s agenda and was announced the day before in the afternoon, and the PSOE continues to support the Plan of Morocco on the Western Sahara after Unilateral turn decided by Pedro Sánchez in 2022. The objective of the appointment was to review the fulfillment of the road map agreed in April of that year during the visit of the president of the Executive to Rabat who put an end to the diplomatic crisis unleashed after the arrival in Spain of the Leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Gali, To receive medical care.
« Albares continues to follow the expansionist interests of Morocco, and supports a proposal that was already a failure in 2007 when it was presented. The Sahara cannot be a currency to improve relations with the Morocco government. The serious and credible base that Albares raised can only be the one that is framed in international law, and does not once again betray the Saharawi people of press Eva García Sempere, head of Federal Organization of the United Left (IU).
In a more extensive statement issued early, coinciding with the return of the political activity after the Holy Week stop, the party led by Antonio Maíllo announces that “before the opaque negotiations” between the two countries, they will “demand” the Executive to “clarify publicly if he has addressed with Rabat the fulfillment of the sentences of the Court of Justice of the European Union (TJUE), which prohibits the economic exploitation of an economic exploitation of an economic exploitation of a territory. consent of his people ”, in reference to the Sahara.
“Our strongest repulsions to the announcement of the Minister (José Manuel) Albares, who has once again supported the Moroccan autonomy plan to colonize Western Sahara. Chief oxygen to this proposal is a clear subordination to Rabat, which far from contributing to peace and justice, consolidates a serious violation of international law and betray the democratic principles that Spain should defend. His presentation by Morocco in 2007, 18 years ago, ”insists IU, who recalls that the government’s position“ flagrantly ignores the inalienable right of the Saharawi people to freely decide their future through a self -determination referendum, as it establishes international law ”.
Also the Cocoordinator of Movement Sumar, Lara Hernández, has denounced at a press conference that both ministers « chest » from the good bilateral relationship that, as they said on Thursday, is in their « best historical moment. » « Adding is an internationalist force, a firm defender of human rights, we are on the side of oppressed, invaded and massacred peoples throughout the world. Of the Palestinian people, of the Ukrainian and also of the Saharawi people and their right to free self -determination that is recognized by international law. For us the defense of human rights is a red line, » he said very firm.
« The Spanish society has already shown a high consensus that the right of self -determination of the Saharawi people must be supported. It is the PSOE that has left this consensus. It denies the sovereignty of the Saharawi people and moves away from the feeling of citizenship, » he added very criticism with the turn of the Socialists. And it has gone further: « The position of the PSOE is not that of the progressive coalition government. (…) We will always reject the Moroccan plan on the Sahara. » Asked in case it considers a disloyalty of the Executive partner, the way in which the meeting has been created, Hernández has recognized that « it does not obey transparency » to which « any democratically chosen government is owed. »
Despite the anger, the head of the Sumar Movement, the party of the related to Vice President Yolanda Díaz integrated into the Sumar coalition, has not referred to any concrete action within the Government and has assured that the direction of the parliamentary group will decide the steps to be taken. We can also, through its co -man -of Pablo Fernández, has expressed its rejection of the Moroccan plan in its statements on Monday. The Spanish government’s turn on Sahara occurred in the previous legislature, with Podemos within the Executive, which showed his opposition to movementbut did not take any other measure about it.
