Washington – Earlier this month, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was asked a direct question about the U.S. administration’s stance on Morocco’s recent ‘skirmishes’ to clear out Guerguerat crossing from separatist Polisario Front’s protestors. 

Mr. Pompeo was also asked what his personal opinion was in dealing with the issue that’s been creating a security threat in the area for a long time.

To that, Mr. Pompeo answered with the following statement: 

“Well look, we’ve put a statement about Morocco – our policy hasn’t frankly changed very much from where we were six months or even 24 months ago. We hope that Moroccans can find a way through this. We, just like in most conflicts in the world – our view is that it ought not be resolved through military means but through a set of conversations that can deliver good outcomes.”

Pompeo also reiterated that President Donald J. Trump is always trying to put American civilians and military personnel out of harm’s way. And for that, the Trump administration is putting a lot of its focus on diplomacy and is trying as hard as his administration can to solve all problems through diplomatic channels instead of military solutions.

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Almost one month after the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces launched a military operation in Guerguerat, the town hosting the Morocco-Mauritania border, international support for the event has been growing day-by-day.

Of 64 countries which have reacted to Morocco’s military operation to ensure civil and commercial traffic resumption, only four of which have expressed support for Separatist “Polisario” Front’s vandalizing actions.

Those countries include Algeria, Namibia, Cuba, and Venezuela’s illegitimate President Nicolas Maduro’s administration. It is important to note that Nicolas Maduro is neither recognized by the U.S. government nor by the OAS (Organization of American States).

In a letter sent to the King of Morocco, Mohammed VI, Juan Guaidó expressed that Venezuela firmly stands behind the Royal Armed Forces’ peaceful actions conducted on the 13th of last month.

Of those 60 countries supporting Morocco’s actions, 9 are Arab nations, and 22 are members of the African Union.

Support for Morocco’s military operations does not stop there. 16 European nations have expressed their positions on the events of last month. Most of them have either supported Morocco’s actions or called on both parties to have self-control and respect the cease-fire brokered by the United Nations in 1991.

In Asia, Japan has expressed the importance of ensuring freedom of movement of both people and goods through the border crossing. At the same time, Azerbaijan reiterated its support for Morocco’s territorial sovereignty over the Moroccan Sahara.

South America, a continent that has shown a lot of support for the Polisario Front in recent years, has also started shifting support and has since declared its backing of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. Those countries included Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Parliament of Peru, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Panama, and Parliament in Saint Lucia.

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