 Latin America's political and intellectual elite hailed the State of Israel's decision to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over its Sahara, which is part of a "constant and irreversible process" conceived, initiated, implemented and followed by HM King Mohammed VI.
Members of parliament, writers and analysts from the Latin American region have hailed this "transcendent step" taken by Israel as a further diplomatic defeat for opponents of Morocco's territorial integrity, and the end of separatism.
In an opinion piece published in Buenos Aires, Argentine geopolitical analyst Adalberto Carlos Agozino pointed out that it was thanks to the "strategy conceived and implemented" by the Sovereign to definitively turn the page on this artificial conflict, that countries the size of the United States, Spain, Germany, the Netherlands . These recognitions have been consolidated by the opening of 28 consulates of African, Arab and Latin American countries in the cities of Laayoune and Dakhla.
In international law, explains Carlos Agozino, "the opening of consular offices in a disputed territory implies recognition of the sovereignty of the state that controls it, in this case, recognition of Morocco's indisputable sovereignty over the Sahara".
In the eyes of this Argentine analyst, this new recognition of Moroccan sovereignty is "without a doubt, a major step forward which consolidates the ties between the two countries (Morocco and Israel) and will have consequences at regional and international level".
Manuel Conde Orellana, President of the Foreign Relations Commission of the Guatemalan Congress, also raised this obvious impact on the international scene.
For this Guatemalan political heavyweight, Israel has sent "a clear message" to the international community and to those states that have not yet come out in favor of Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, and "it is certain that the states with which Israel maintains very good relations will take this decision by Israeli diplomacy into account".
Manuel Conde Orellana also described Israel's decision on the Moroccan Sahara as "a transcendent act" that is sure to "generate stability in the region" of North Africa.
In Chile, MP Miguel Angel Calisto also believes that Israel's recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara is in line with the consolidation of "the favorable momentum created by the vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI" to put an end to this regional conflict.
For the Chilean deputy, this forward-looking royal vision paved the way for "the United States and 15 European countries to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, a territory where Morocco had a historical presence and with which it has had a cultural relationship since its origins".
For his part, Roberto Leon, lawyer and President of the Chile-Morocco Global Foundation, also emphasized the "favorable dynamic" generated by Israel's recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over the Southern Provinces.
"This is undoubtedly great news for Morocco", and reinforces the strategy of His Majesty the King who, "with prudence and perseverance", has succeeded in convincing these different countries of the validity of the Moroccan position, asserted this former Chilean deputy and great connoisseur of the genesis and development of the Sahara conflict.
Cristina Orellana, a member of the board of the Chilean foundation "Amérique Latine/Afrique Siècle XXI", added that this recognition "consolidates HM King Mohammed VI's vision" of establishing peace and understanding in the region.
"I believe that this consolidates the vision of His Majesty Mohammed VI, because the King has worked tirelessly to generate more opportunities for Morocco and to seek the path of peace, understanding and tolerance", she said in reaction to the Israeli decision.
According to this former Chilean MP and former vice-president of the Christian Democracy (CD) party, Israel's new stance also opens up a "world of opportunities" and consolidates Morocco's position as a gateway for investment in Africa.
For the Vice-President of El Salvador, Félix Ulloa, this growing momentum in favor of the territorial integrity and national sovereignty of Morocco provides information on the relevance of the autonomy initiative presented by the Kingdom to put an end to this regional dispute.
He considered that through this State decision, Israel joins the dynamic of international support for the Moroccanness of the Sahara and the legitimate rights of the Kingdom over its southern provinces.
It also reinforces the legitimacy of the Moroccan position and supports the efforts of the Kingdom to definitively end this artificial conflict, underlined Félix Ulloa.
In Colombia, the director of the Confederation of Jewish Communities in this country, Marcos Peckel, chose to comment on the impact of this recognition on the development of Morocco/Israel relations which "have evolved very rapidly" in many areas (commercial , tourism, military and diplomatic).
"I think that relations between Morocco and Israel have a bright future, because of the development opportunities they offer in the fields of tourism, scientific exchanges, water and agriculture, diplomacy, as well as in the field of security and cybersecurity. This cooperation has developed rapidly and will continue to develop in the future,” said Marcos Peckel.
Favoring the historical approach, the Paraguayan writer and historian Luis Aguero Wagner indicated that the recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara by Israel is "one more step in favor of the inalienable historical rights of Morocco" in this territory.
Wagner added that the Israeli decision is also an additional step towards the definitive disappearance of the separatist group of the polisario, artificially created by Algeria with the aim of compromising understanding between nations and harmony within the international community.
For the Paraguayan intellectual, this Israeli decision contributes to “putting an end to this vestige of the Cold War, which is nothing more than a decadent propaganda apparatus (…) which obeys exclusively the interests of Algeria”.
Last Monday, a statement from the Royal Cabinet indicated that HM King Mohammed VI had received a letter from Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, announcing his country's decision to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over its Sahara.
The Israeli Prime Minister added that his country's position will be “reflected in all relevant acts and documents of the Israeli Government” and that it will be “transmitted to the United Nations, regional and international organizations of which Israel is a member, as well as 'to all countries with which Israel maintains diplomatic relations'.
In his letter to the Sovereign, the Israeli Prime Minister informed that Israel is examining positively “the opening of a Consulate in the city of Dakhla”, and this within the framework of the concretization of this State decision”.
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