Following years of hard diplomatic work, several Latin American countries gave up their hostile stands towards Morocco’s territorial integrity and supported Morocco’s position on the Sahara issue in tandem with a rise in commercial and political ties. So far, Brazil, Peru, Guatemala, Chile, Venezuela’s parliament, Haiti and Colombia openly welcomed Morocco’s intervention to open a road vital for commercial and passenger traffic between Morocco and the rest of Africa. The end of the Cold War signaled the end of the Latin American support for the Polisario separatist cause. Algeria was left isolated among African and Arab states which by contrast welcomed Morocco’s actions and stressed the need for protecting its territorial integrity. Global powers and regional actors such as France, Russia and Turkey welcomed the opening of the road and urged a political solution.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 22, 2020 13:41 UTC