“The offer given by Morocco to the UN constitutes a modern project, based on the idea that the theme of independence is out of date particularly because of the globalization, the internalization of economies, and the scale of circulation of persons around the world» Said Mr M. Guillenchmidt, who was talking during the opening ceremony of a symposium under the theme of: “political, social, and economic development in Morocco, achievements and perspectives (1999-2009).
Showing the outdated and anachronistic character of the independence option, this French jurist underlined that a number of states seen as unitary, have opted for federal systems, with the same aim of decentralisation.
It is particularly the case of Italy after the Second World War, Spain after The Franco regime, and also in the United Kingdom, following the restoration of Scottish parliament in 1997, and both the North Ireland and wells parliaments in 1998, , he added that France being an extremely unified state inflicted its principles in Caledonia and Polynesia .
The dean Michel Guillenchmidt has expressed his wish to see “Polisario in addition to Algeria- which has in no doubt other things to do, instead of making use of its strength in the absurd conflict it engaged with its neighbour kingdom- to seize the opportunity given by the autonomy Moroccan proposal.
Underlying the weakness of the separatist thesis felt in the United Nations, he reminded that the former personnel envoy of the UN general secretary Peter van Walsum, has concluded that the independence of the Sahara ‘is not a realistic option’ and called for ‘realism and compromise”
The autonomy proposal represents “an advanced and accurate project” and consists to provide the southern provinces a status “very close to the one of a federal state” concluded Michel de Guillenchmidt, who is equally an honorary state adviser.
This symposium organized at the French senate under the high patronage of the French president Nicholas sarkozy, and the initiative of the European and compared international law centre of the law faculty (University Paris Descartes) in addition to the observatory of geopolitical studies .
Source : MAP
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