It was a visit that was to seal the reconciliation between Morocco and Germany. On August 24, the day before Emmanuel Macron’s visit to neighboring and Algerian rival, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock was traveling to Rabat.
“I am pleased to welcome you” (“I am happy to welcome you”). It is with these words that Nasser Bourita, Moroccan Minister for Foreign Affairs, welcomed his German counterpart, indicates As is.
At the heart of this visit, the question of Western Sahara which had, in the past, poisoned relations between Rabat and Berlin. But during this visit, the Moroccan newsmagazine always notes, it was insisted that “the UN remains the only organization entitled to play a role in the resolution of the conflict. In line with its rapprochement begun with the kingdom last winter, Berlin reaffirmed that the Moroccan autonomy plan represented a ‘contribution importante’ to the resolution of the Sahara conflict.”
Berlin’s support for Rabat
In other words, Berlin supported the Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara, described as “good basis”. “Germany considers the autonomy plan presented in 2007 as a serious and credible effort by Morocco and as a good basis for a solution accepted by both parties”a joint statement said.
Already in his speech of August 20, King Mohammed VI cited Germany as one of the “influential countries” having acted in the Moroccan direction on the question “crucial” for Rabat, note Le Desk.
This German position comes to close the tensions between the two countries born in 2021. At the time, reports the information site Euractive, Morocco had recalled its ambassador to Germany. At issue: Germany’s explicit criticism of then-US President Donald Trump’s recognition of the s