“Western Sahara Region Will Never be Negotiable”, Reiterates Morocco's King Mohammed VI

                                     

On Saturday, Morocco's King Mohamed VI, in a televised speech, said his nation's sovereignty over Western Sahara will never be negotiable.

"If we think of mediations, it is necessary first to reach a peaceful resolution to this so-called regional dispute," His Highness added.

While marking the 46th anniversary of the Green March, a mass demonstration in November 1975, King Mohamed, in his televised address, completely ignored the current criticism by Algeria.

The sovereign also declared that he had observed smooth and substantial progress in defense of our desert."

He reinstated his commitment to peaceful resolutions, to a truce, and to proceed with coordination and collaboration with the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), within reach of its precise abilities.

The Western Sahara struggle is a continuous clash between the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic/Polisario Front and Morocco. The contention began from a rebellion by the Polisario Front against Spanish colonial powers from 1973 to 1975 and the resulting Western Sahara War against Morocco somewhere between 1975 and 1991. Today the contention is overwhelmed by unarmed joint missions of the Polisario Front and their self-declared SADR state to achieve fully acknowledged independence for the Western Sahara region.

Despite several peace negotiations during the 1990s and early 2000s yet, the conflict failed to resolve. In 2010, While the demonstrations were initially nonviolent, however, a few clashes between civilians and security forces were seen, resulting in few fatalities on both sides.

Till date, a large portion of Western Sahara has been ruled by the Moroccan Government, also recognized as the Southern Provinces; however, around 20% of the Western Sahara domain remains in control of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR).

He likewise reestablished his backing to UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his ambassador for their "endeavours to re-start the political communication soon."

King Mohamed emphasized that Moroccan autonomy over the Sahara was "a solid and undeniable truth, by ideals of history and authenticity, and with the firm will of its citizens, and global recognition, he added."