One of the topics addressed by Catherine Colonna, the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, during her visit to Morocco is the Sahara. This issue had been raised by King Mohammed VI in his speech to the nation, in which he had asked his partners, including France , to adopt a clear position.
The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres , was received in audience on Wednesday by King Mohammed VI, the royal cabinet announced in a statement.
The oil and gas exploration company NewMed Energy intends to invest in natural gas exploration in the Moroccan Sahara.
The association of cafe, restaurant and tourism unit owners has called on all its regional and provincial delegations to boycott the World Cup Qatar matches that will be commented on by the Algerian journalist Hafid Derradji from the Qatari channel Bein Sports, known for his positions against Morocco.
Morocco is mobilizing significant material and human resources to control and monitor its land borders, which are 3,300 km long, and maritime borders, which stretch over a distance of 3,500 km, in addition to airspace.
The Moroccan authorities expelled on Monday from Laâyoune, in southern Morocco, two Norwegian women visiting the city and planning to meet Sahrawi activists.
Morocco has asked Spain to exclude its ministers who support the Polisario Front from participating in the high-level meeting that should be held before the end of the year.
Following the controversy over the statements made by the Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs during her working visit to Morocco in October, Hadja Lahbib has provided clarifications. She also calls on the kingdom and the Polisario to resume the negotiation process.
The Moroccan ambassador to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, hinted that Morocco could recover the part of the Sahara located east of the separation wall.
Morocco, through the voice of its permanent representative to the UN Omar Hilale, warned the organization led by Antonio Guterres of the resumption of control of all areas located outside the wall and of an appropriate military reaction in the Sahara in case the Polisario resorts to drones.
Morocco plans to control the airspace over the Sahara . The proposal will be discussed at the next high-level meeting with Spain scheduled for November, but which could be postponed.
King Mohammed VI, accompanied by his son, Crown Prince Moulay Hassan, is expected to attend the Arab League summit to be held in Algiers on November 1 and 2. The presence of the Moroccan sovereign at this meeting would be a strong diplomatic gesture to ease tensions between the two countries.