(ANSA) – TUNIS, AUGUST 27 – There is a diplomatic crisis between Tunisia and Morocco due to the welcome given to the leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, by the Tunisian president Kais Saied, for his participation in the Ticad summit in Tunis. Yesterday evening, the Rabat Foreign Ministry canceled Morocco’s participation in the summit by recalling the ambassador to Tunisia for consultations and today Tunis replies “immediately recalling” the Tunisian ambassador to Rabat for consultations. Tunisia’s response comes with a statement from the Foreign Ministry in which “it expresses great amazement at the statements made by Morocco, in particular at the unacceptable insult against the Tunisian Republic and the falsehoods on the participation of the delegation of the Sahrawi Democratic Republic in Ticad”. “Tunisia has maintained its total neutrality on the question of Western Sahara, respecting international legitimacy. – reads the note -” This is an unassailable position that will not change until the parties involved find a peaceful and mutually acceptable solution. “.
“Tunisia respects the resolutions of the UN and that of the African Union, of which the country is one of the founders. In this context, it should be noted that, contrary to what is stated in the Moroccan declaration, the African Union as the main participant at Ticad he had made public a memorandum in which he invited all its members, including the Sahrawi Arab Republic, to participate in Ticad. Secondly, the president of the African Commission also addressed a direct invitation to the Sahrawi Republic “.
It should be noted that the Sahrawi Republic had already participated in Ticad 6 held in Kenya in 2016 and Ticad 7 in Japan in 2019, as well as other events such as the Africa-Europe Summit held in February 2022 in Brussels and Morocco participated in all of these. meetings “recalls the note.” On the basis of these data documented by the African Union, Tunisia affirms that there is no logical justification for the Moroccan declaration “. (ANSA).
Source: Ansa
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