Algeria defends Western Sahara struggle “against colonization of Morocco”

In a statement at the II Conference of the International Federation of Journalists and Media in solidarity with Western Sahara, the Argentine Argentine ambassador, Lotfi Sebouai, defended the human rights of the Sahauís in the face of “repeated and systematic abuse” made by the Moroccan colonizer, which violates “the law and legality” with its illegal occupation for more than five decades.

Emphetically, the diplomat reiterated the need to “accelerate the referendum organization process for self -determination,” as, as he recalled, “Western Sahara is one of 17 territories included in the non -self -employed list of the United Nations Decolonization Committee”, maintained as an enclave in the 21st century.

“From Buenos Aires, we appeal to the international community to assume their responsibilities,” said the Algerian leader, stressing that “the Sahauí people deserve to freely choose their future.” Remembering that the date of the event coincided with the celebration of the 52nd anniversary of the Polisario Front, faithful driver of the Sahauís in the arduous battle for independence, Lotfi Sebouai “took the opportunity to congratulate the ambassador Mohamed Salem, and through him all his people in fight.”

“From Argentina, we reaffirm that, for Algeria, Western Sahara is a matter of decolonization, enshrined in both the African Union and the UN. The Arab Republic Saharauí Democratic (RASD) is a founding member of the African Union. Privileged in the process of decolonization being led under the UN auspices to determine the future status of Western Sahara, ”he said.

Morocco campaign of misinformation and manipulation

In the ambassador’s assessment, the conference takes an important step in unmasking Morocco’s misinformation campaign by bringing together Latin American representatives such as Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Honduras, Paraguay, Venezuela and Uruguay, along with Spain, Italy and Portugal countries, as well as West Sahara.

“Given the important role that the media plays to reveal and convey the truth about the difficult reality faced by the Sahauí people, we call everyone to maintain habitual vigilance in the face of the fruitless Moroccan campaign to discredit the struggle for sovereignty through false accusations, misinformation, distortion and manipulation, grotescoly accusing the polly of terrorism,” he said. As the Algerian diplomat emphasized, “a repeated lie a thousand times does not become true. The rule of ‘lying until you believe in you’ is incompatible with the legitimate struggle of the Saharauí people or the existence of free and righteous women and men as those of the participants of this event. to assume”.

Lotfi Sebouai made a point of “highlighting the unbreakable solidarity of Argentine unions with the Sahauí people in their fight against Moroccan colonization [Central dos Trabalhadores da Argentina Autônoma (CTA-A) e Associação dos Trabalhadores do Estado (ATE)]”.” The realization of this event at its headquarters, as always, demonstrates its brave commitment to the Sahauí people, “he said. Likewise, he congratulated the Argentine network of communicators for the decolonization of Western Sahara by the organization of the conference,” an initiative that the people Saarauí undoubtedly recorded with a golden pen in its history. “

Labeling of the products Saarauís looted by Morocco and illegally exported began to be mandatory

“The recent participation of the Arab Republic Saaraui Democratic in the ministerial summit between the African Union and the European Union, as a member of our African organization,” celebrated the diplomat, “is a clear demonstration in the face of blatant Moroccan lies, difficult to believe.” “It is a significant victory for the Polisario Front, the verdict of the Court of Justice of the European Union (EU), together with the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice, confirms the sovereignty of the Sahauí people about its territory, as well as the natural resources of the western Sahara, requiring the labeling of Saharauis looted by Morocco and illegally exported to Union countries, in particular to the Union countries European and other continents. ”

“The definitive judicial invalidation of these illegal agreements is a point of historical inflection in the struggle of the Sahauí people for the recovery of their sovereignty. Algeria welcomes the sentences of October 4, 2024 of the Court of Justice of the European Union, which contested the 2019 commercial agreements and Morocco about agricultural products and fishing, to which the Saarauí people did not give their consent and their consent which were celebrated in disrespect for the principles of self -determination and the relative effect of treaties. ”

Historical Victory of the Polisan Front

For the Algerian ambassador, this is a demonstration of the European Union’s commitment to the right of the Western Sahara population to exercise their legitimate right to self -determination in accordance with international law. “This marked the end, with an unprecedented victory, of a legal battle of years fought from the Polisario Front,” he celebrated.

Fortunately, the diplomat declared, “honest European judges did not give in to all forms of pressure exercised, unlike certain opportunistic and smug politicians who have reversed their policies through blackmail, corruption and obtaining contracts for the illegal exploitation of Western Sahara’s natural resources by economic and commercial operators.” Such practices, he ordered, must be denounced by the media around the world. The fact, he described, is that “the current international context will not change, under any circumstances or in any way, the status of western Sahara according to international law and legality.”

“Social communication plays a fundamental role in this context, noticing the worrying situation of human rights in Western Sahara, which requires urgent measures of the international community to respect the fundamental rights of the Saharauí people. Long live the independent Sahara!”