This appeal was launched by the president of the defense committee at the Peruvian congress, Patricia Chirinos, through a letter made public Monday in Lima.

In her letter to Boluarte, Patricia Chirinos writes that by virtue of the prerogatives conferred on her by Peruvian law as a member of the Congress of the Republic, "I launch a firm appeal for an intervention on your part, as President of the Republic (…) so that the executive power over which you preside reconsiders as soon as possible” the position of Peru by “definitively dissociating the Peruvian State from the SADR”.

This "expected correction" of Peru's position, adds Chirinos' letter, "will be perceived as a transcendent act of friendship, especially on the part of a stateswoman", which Morocco "will welcome as a gesture of 'authentic identification with the territorial integrity of the Kingdom'.

The Peruvian MP recalls in this context the "common history" shared by Morocco and Peru and which "invites us to strengthen and consolidate ties with the Kingdom of Morocco, an increasingly important power in Africa and in the current system of international relations, and to work together to promote peace, security and respect for territorial integrity".

Patricia Chirinos did not fail to recall in her letter "the historic visit to Peru by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in 2004, which marked a turning point in favor of our bilateral relations, being the first Arab Head of State and African to go to Peru".

She added that the two countries are celebrating in 2024, "the sixtieth anniversary of uninterrupted bilateral relations, determined with diplomatic missions opened in the two capitals -Lima and Rabat-, since 1986, and always chaired by extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassadors, sign of a high-level, continuous and permanent politico-diplomatic link".

Chirinos' letter considers it necessary at this stage to recall that Peru had recognized the SADR in 1984, "in an international context marked by the bipolar world of the Cold War, a position which was rightly corrected in 1996, when this recognition was suspended, thus opening a promising new bilateral chapter between the Peruvian and Moroccan states”.

However, deplores the Peruvian MP, "this positioning of our foreign policy was seriously affected on September 8, 2021, when, in an unusual and unprecedented act, former President Pedro Castillo decided that our country should reverse course and resume relations with SADR, which was seen as a breakdown of an unshakeable Peruvian position of more than 24 years of unconditional respect for international law. It should be noted that this decision was modified on August 18, 2022” through a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru.

Again, the letter continues, “on September 8 of the same year, former President Castillo again announced support for the self-proclaimed SADR.”

Patricia Chirinos recalls that by virtue of her status as a member of Congress, "I have been systematically and constantly concerned about the Moroccan Sahara", adding that under "international law and real facts, SADR is not a real entity, because it does not meet the basic requirements of a State, which is even more true if we take into account that it is not recognized by international organizations such as the United Nations, European Union European Union, Arab League or the Organization of Islamic Cooperation”.

“Besides, if we only refer to recognition by another state, it should be noted that 84% of UN member states do not recognize this separatist entity, and that most of the 30 countries that maintain relations with the SADR are countries aligned with extremist ideologies, whose democratic practices are in question, or which find themselves in a situation of state failure or inexorable decline towards the status of genuine failed states”.

Along the same lines, Patricia Chirinos says she is concerned about "a series of new and emerging threats that are based, among other things, on the interconnection between States that do not respect democratic principles and terrorist organizations, separatist movements or organized crime. This situation, she believes, seriously threatens the security of our countries, a threat that has increased in the Latin American region, putting our peoples, our unity, peace and sovereignty of our States in grave danger of vulnerability”.

Last June, a Peruvian delegation visited the southern provinces and gave support of this legislative institution to the Moroccan Sahara and Moroccan autonomy initiative.

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