At the UN General Assembly, the tone rose between the Moroccan ambassador Omar Hilale and his Algerian counterpart Amar Bendjama, whose views on the Sahara issue differ.
Omar Hilale , the Moroccan ambassador and permanent representative to the UN, sharply rebuked an Algerian journalist during a press conference after the adoption of the Security Council resolution extending the MINURSO mandate for one year.
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.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, had talks with his Russian counterpart, Sergueï Lavrov , at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
In response to the remarks of his Algerian counterpart Nadir El Arabaoui on the Moroccan Sahara, Omar Hilale , Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, called on Algeria to decolonize the Kabyles.
Amar Belani, the special envoy in charge of the Western Sahara issue and the Maghreb countries at the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the National Community Abroad, responded to the remarks of Omar Hilale, Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN. The latter had responded sharply to his Algerian counterpart Nadir El Arabaoui who had made remarks about the kingdom on the right of the "Sahrawi people to self-determination" during the C24 seminar in Saint Lucia.
Omar Hilale , Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, reacted to the remarks made by his Algerian counterpart Nadir El Arabaoui regarding the kingdom’s position on the "Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination" during the C24 seminar in Saint Lucia.
At the invitation of the Israeli Ambassador to the UN, Gilad Erdan, Omar Hilale , Permanent Representative of Morocco to the United Nations, participates this Monday, September 13, 2021 in New York, in the first ceremony celebrating the Abraham Accords.
The head of government, Saâdeddine El Othmani is trying to calm Algeria’s anger. He reacted to the support of Omar Hilale, Morocco’s permanent representative to the United Nations, for the "valiant Kabyle people," one of the grievances for which Algiers says it has severed diplomatic relations with Rabat.
The Kabyle provisional government welcomed the statement by Morocco’s ambassador to the UN, Omar Hilale , who had called for the recent meeting of the NAM, for the self-determination of the Kabyle people.
The support of Omar Hilale , Morocco’s permanent representative to the United Nations, for the "valiant Kabyle people" who "deserve to enjoy their right to self-determination" has provoked the anger of the Algerian diplomat and former Minister of Communication, Abdelaziz Rahabi. He calls for firmness against the kingdom.
Morocco has officially reacted to the remarks of the new Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ramtane Lamamra, regarding the Moroccan Sahara, during the general debate of the Ministerial Meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).