El Khalfi highlights legitimacy of Morocco's historical rights over southern provinces, interview
London - Sahrawi tribes have always had legal ties of allegiance with the Moroccan sovereigns as shows the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in October 1975, said communication minister, government spokesperson Mustapha El Khalfi in an interview with the Middle East Monitor, a London-based research center.
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"The advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice confirmed that the materials and information presented to the court show the existence, at the time of Spanish colonization, of legal ties of allegiance between the Sultan of Morocco and some of the tribes living in the territory of Moroccan Sahara," explains El Khalfi.
Since 2001, the UN has been calling for a political solution acceptable to the parties, he went on.
According to El Khalfi, before colonialism came to Morocco, international agreements with the US, the UK, France and Spain dealt with the Sahara as an integral part of Morocco historically, legally and socially.
"With this situation we have launched two main projects," said El Khalfi. "First, the large autonomy plan in 2007 under the Moroccan sovereignty is part of the negotiations to solve this conflict with the United Nations that described, in addition to other international forces, the plan to find a political solution as serious and credible. Second, the economic model launched in 2013 is a part of our national plan to reform. One of the goals is the natural resources for the Sahara, to be used in order to develop the region."
Since 2001, the UN has been calling for a political solution acceptable to the parties, he went on.
According to El Khalfi, before colonialism came to Morocco, international agreements with the US, the UK, France and Spain dealt with the Sahara as an integral part of Morocco historically, legally and socially.
"With this situation we have launched two main projects," said El Khalfi. "First, the large autonomy plan in 2007 under the Moroccan sovereignty is part of the negotiations to solve this conflict with the United Nations that described, in addition to other international forces, the plan to find a political solution as serious and credible. Second, the economic model launched in 2013 is a part of our national plan to reform. One of the goals is the natural resources for the Sahara, to be used in order to develop the region."
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