The unilateral statement released by Algeria at the end of the association council is offensive and hostile towards Morocco , commenting on this issue  Mr Menour Alem , the Moroccan ambassador to the  European union said Algeria made a step forward in its hostility towards  Morocco by  asking , to no avail , the European union to support the extension of the mandate of the United nations mission to the  Sahara ( MINURSO) and  boycott  agreements  and contracts to exploit the Moroccan Sahara’s natural resources .

 This development, he went on to say , belies the “ observer country”  status Algeria claims to have  and proves to be a party to this dispute, which it fuels since decades now .

 He deplored that the Arab Maghreb Union ( AMU) is also subject to this intensification , as Algiers reiterated its outdated discourse tying the Maghreb integration to the settlement of the Moroccan  Sahara issue .
 This he said, comes despite calls made by the European Union on   Algeria and other Maghreb state members to redouble efforts to revitalize inter- Maghreb cooperation.

 Alem insisted that Algeria has no moral authority to give lessons to Morocco, particularly when it comes to human rights taking into account human rights abuses on its territory, in Tindouf camps.

 In this respect , he  noted that the European union’s officially voiced its concern about the  humanitarian aspects of the  conflict over the Moroccan  Sahara , underlining particularly the harsh living conditions undergone by the  population in the refugee camps .

  The Moroccan ambassador added that the  statement made by  the Algerian foreign minister on an alleged convergence of positions between his country and the European union over the  Sahara issue is surprising and raises questions given that they are aimed at distorting the EU’s official position over the Sahara issue aiming at misleading the international community

 Source : MAP
 Events concerning Western sahara