Algeria Suspends Travel Agency Ties with Spain Amid Western Sahara Dispute

Algeria’s decision is a consequence of the organization of this first investment forum in Dakhla, which is expected to be attended by more than a hundred Spanish businessmen, informs the public television channel Alg24.

To read: Morocco-Spain Investment Forum Debuts in Dakhla, Drawing Spanish Business Leaders

Algeria suspended the treaty of friendship with Spain on June 8, in reaction to Pedro Sanchez’s change of position on the Sahara, deemed "unjustifiable" and "contrary to international law" by the Algerian authorities.

To read: Algeria Suspends Friendship Treaty with Spain Over Western Sahara Dispute

On the same day, the Spanish Prime Minister defended before Congress that "the Moroccan autonomy plan is the most serious, credible and realistic basis" to resolve this conflict in the Sahara "which has lasted too long".