Marruecos hopes that the alliance with France will push other European countries to recognize their sovereignty over the Sahara.

Along the same lines, this week focused on two cameras Parliament of Rabat con estas palabras: “El presente y el futuro del Western Sahara se enmarcan en la soberanía morroquí. (…) Francia, la autonomía bajo soberanía marroquí es el marco and to solve this problem”.

For the Frente Polisario, this is a “symbolic move that allows the closure of large businesses in the Maghreb country. 10,000 million euros (…) What Macron said in recent months is nothing more than confirmation of the policy of support and cooperation implemented since then. The beginning of the occupation in various key fields such as military, economic and political in the international environment.

Macron ha propuesto en su discurso, la Vulneración del Derecho Internacional y de la jurisprudence of Justicia de la Union Europea”, says its representative in Spain, Abdullah Arabi.

Sin embargo, during the visit of Macron, at the meeting of Foreign Ministers in Rabat, Jean-Noël Barrot, “We have accepted the full map of the Kingdom of Morocco (…) and our ambassador will visit” Sahara for next week Intensifar nuestra labor consulate cultural there with the aim of creating a French union”.

Hecho, la prensa marroquí asegura que Francia abrirá un consulado general y flour French Institute less El Aaiún. Desde Rabat is pressing for the support of the autonomy plan to bypass the recognition of the words of the French authorities to prepare a material celebrating the anniversary of the Green March on November 6.

De esta manera, Francia sería el a primer for europe en abrir un consulado en el Sahara Occidental. “The consulate will have jurisdiction over the administrative district, the cottage, Essalam boulevard, El Aaiún and Dajla,” said Morocco-based think tank Instituto Geopolitico Horizons.

El país maghrebí ha llevado cabo una work diplomatica tireless para conseguir el apoyo de la comunidad internacional El Sahara Occidental. At the moment, counting with the consulates of Dajla and El Aaiún una treintena, mainly African and Arab, but they also have certain diplomatic seats, for example Guatemala, Haiti and Suriname; thought que Rabat Occidente ambitious expander. C

it was the last country to open a consulate in Tigris on August 14, 2024, after announcing its commitment in a note verbale two years earlier.

A pesar de sir un territorio no autonomo Under the auspices of the United Nations Special Committee on Decolonization, the opening of consulates in Western Sahara for King Mohammed VI is “legal and diplomatic in scope” and “clearly Public recognition of Marroquinidad del Sahara, y como expresión de su confianza en la seguridad, estabilidad y prosperity de que gozan nuestras provincias del sur”, was manifested in his speech on November 6, 2020 for the 45th anniversary of the Green March.

Marruecos considers this a recognition of its sovereignty, and the change offers economic benefits for multinational companies that exploit the area's natural resources.

European companies Sahara

In this way, under the “Offer de Hidrogen Verde Marruecos” published in March 2024, the MGH Energy Maroc subsidiary is leading the Janassim Project. This initiative aims to develop, build and operate a plant dedicated to production combustible synthetics renewables In the Tigris region.

As a key actor in the decarbonisation of maritime and air transport, MGH Energy Morocco also seeks to contribute to the country's sustainable energy sovereignty. “Apart from the Janassim plant, the company intends to promote a vertically and horizontally integrated economy around its operations.

This includes the creation of programs and specialized training titles to support and meet new requirements for industrial development of the region, agriculture and local economy,” the company's press release said.

European companies operating in Western Sahara destacan las españolasFrance and Germany, destinadas sobre todo a energías renovables, recursos mineros, agrículos y pequeros, y las spécializados in construcción.

The French are primarily engaged in agriculture and fishing, but they are expanding their sectors of activity into renewable energies. With Desaladora, Destacan Engie and the CMA CGM vessel in the port of Dajla have also signed an agreement to operate 50% of the port of Nador West Med with Rabat. como adelanto EL ESPAÑOL.

El Instituto Francés en El Aaiún, Capital del Sahara Occidental, “sería el decimocuarto”, cuenta los que ya tenemos available in Marruecos. Cultural and diplomatic presence extends to the economic part.

The Saharawi area already has a Franco-Moroccan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, but in addition to the agreements signed in Rabat this week, there will be a collaboration between MGH Energy and Petrom for oil production under the Janassim project. e-fuel in the Dajla region.

Estas nuevas representations according to the purpose of diplomacy, culture and economy las crecentes inversiones francesas in the south of the country, especially in renewable energy sources. There is a verdict of the Court of Justice on October 4. European Union It dictates that the EU and Morocco cannot include resources from Western Sahara in their trade agreements without the express consent of the Saharawi people and its representative, the Frente Polisario.

“There has never been an attempt to completely shut down economic activity in the area, but it must be done.” Consent of the Saharawi people through its representative Frente Polisario. There is no economic activity without consent, there is illegal exploitation that hinders the right of self-determination of the people of Western Sahara,” explained Abdallah Arabi, Polisario's representative in Spain, to El ESPAÑOL.

However, the Polisario has repeatedly expressed its “absolute position” to negotiate with the European Union, as well as with any economic operator interested in exploiting Western Sahara's natural resources, “in accordance with international law.”

Presión a Occidente

Another goal que busca Rabat is that the presence of France in the Western Sahara allane el camino a otros Estados de European Union. Desde hace un par de años, varios países europeans secundan la proposal marroquí, entre ellos Germany, Austria, Países Bajos y Belgium.

In any case, consider state support in cascade service. Former President on December 10, 2020 Donald Trump He informed about it X A presidential decree in which the United States recognizes “Moroccan sovereignty over the entire territory of Western Sahara.”

However, in Spain, President Pedro Sánchez abandoned neutrality in 2022 in an unexpected turn. In his letter to King Mohammed VI, he evaluated the autonomy initiative as “the most realistic, reliable and serious solution”. diplomatic relations with a neighboring country.

No obstante, le costó las relaciones comerciales con Algeria, que respadla el derecho a self-determination referendum for hand pueblo saharaui.