On Saturday, Istiqlal party organized a mass speech festival in Al-Mashour Square in Laayoune, the largest city in the southern provinces. Hamdi Ould Rachid, coordinator of the three southern parties and member of the executive party, headed the speech on the back of the recent decision of the U.S in its historic recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, as well as the diplomatic gains made by state institutions in various categories led by HM King Mohamed VI.

Ould Rachid praised the efforts and decisions recently taken in the kingdom’s territorial integrity, such as the peaceful and professional intervention of the Royal Armed Forces in the incident of Guergarat to stop the provocations of Polisario Front and Algeria, and open the diplomatic bodies (consulates general) in Laayoune and Dakhla. The latter, which will know the opening of a U.S consulate, is carrying out economic and investive tasks in the region.

During this festival, which Hundreds of people attended, Hamdi Ould Rachid highlighted the failure and the defeats Algeria received at all levels causing the suffering of Polisario and the inhabitants of Tindouf Camps to increase. Adding that they have the project of autonomy that will ensure development, stability, and human dignity. It will also end the division within the full sovereignty of the Kingdom and meet the aspirations of citizens in all fields.

He added that the decision of the U.S to recognize the Moroccan Sahara and open consulates as well as that in Dakhla will lead the general international regular and influential countries to open diplomatic bodies in Laayoune and Dakhla, and bring foreign investments to the latter; ready with its qualifications and infrastructures that keep pace with the efforts of the state and the file at all levels, along with major investment and economic projects.

Hamdi Ould Rachid thanked His Majesty King Mohamed VI for leading the accelerated events in the file of the kingdom’s territorial unity. Adding that His Majesty’s rational policy, which we all reap, is capable of ending the suffering of families and citizens related to Tindouf camps for more than 45 years.

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Laâyoune – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cooperation and Communities of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Ms. Edite Ten Jua, visiting Laâyoune on Sunday, welcomed the excellence of multidimensional and fraternal relations linking her country to Morocco.

“Our cooperation with the Kingdom of Morocco already affects several areas, including agriculture, maritime fishing, renewable energies and tourism”, the head of the Santomean diplomacy told reporters, who spoke at the consulate general of her country in the capital of the Moroccan Sahara with the Wali of Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region, governor of the province of Laâyoune, Abdeslam Bekrate.

She also expressed her wish to see these relations develop further in the future to cover other promising economic sectors, adding that Morocco remains “a brother country” with which the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe shares the same “peaceful” vision in the management of international relations.

The Santomean minister also expressed her country’s will to further strengthen cooperation with Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region in various sectors. “We came to Laâyoune to express our interest in promoting our relations with this region”, she underlined.

During this interview, Mr. Bekrate highlighted the economic assets that abound in Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra, showing that this region aims to become a pioneering economic pole at the national level and an essential bridge between Europe and the ‘Sub-Saharan Africa, thanks to the development model of the southern provinces, launched by HM King Mohammed VI in 2015.

The Wali also emphasized the varied offer in higher education and vocational training in the region. The realization of two future flagship projects, namely the Faculty of Medicine and the City of Trades and Skills, will further strengthen this offer, noted Mr. Bekrate, who did not fail to stress the “full availability” of the Region to welcome students from the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe wishing to continue their studies in Laâyoune.

On Friday, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and the head of the Santomean diplomacy signed, in Rabat, a bilateral cooperation roadmap for the period 2021- 2022 covering several sectors including education and training, technical cooperation, economic promotion and investments, in addition to the exchange of official visits.

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