According to reports, Doha-the French President Emmanuel Macron said the letter in which Morocco’s sovereignty over the western Sahara was awarded to the Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, before his publication on July 30, 2024, according to the Franco Algerian journalist Mohamed Sifooui .
During a appearance in the YouTube channel by journalist Abdou Semmar, Sifaoui unveiled This Macron “played totally transparency” with Teb boun.
“Macron read the letter. I can confirm that during a one -on -one discussion he read to the letter he opened on July 30, 2024, ”said Sifooui.
The journalist criticized the processing of the relationships between the French officials with Algeria, especially with regard to the western Sahara question.
“Emmanuel Macron was wrong to trust Abdelmadjid Tebboune,” said Sifaou. “He played the memory question to the end, he was in his logic, he tested and therefore there was this reversal of the French diplomatic position.”
Sifaoui explained that French officials found that “the Algerians – I’m talking about the Algerian regime – made fun of them” and added that it is always frustrating for someone who trusts them and realized them.
In the letter, which has come to King Mohammed VI, the French President emphasized This position of Paris is that “the present and future of western Sahara fall within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty.”
Even before the official announcement, Algeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Had condemned France’s decision as “unexpected, prematurely and counterproductive”.
The Ministry claimed that the step was “obviously out of dubious political calculations, morally questionable prejudices and legal interpretations that have no basis and no justification.”
The diplomatic voltage reached a crescendo at the UN Security Council on October 31, 2024 position.
Since then, the diplomatic crisis has worsened, with Algeria barking the French ambassador twice in Algiers.
President Tebboune is still bubbling through the decision. In a speech in December 2024, he tried Discrediting the autonomy initiative Morocco by claiming that it was “a French idea, no Moroccan”.
In the same month of Algeria accused French secret services of “enemy actions”, including alleged participation in “destabilizing activities” and “try to smuggle weapons and ammunition in Algeria”.
The ambassador was called Back in January because of alleged “discriminatory treatment” of Algerian citizens at Paris airports.
In a recent interview with L’Anance, President Tebboune escalated The tensions continue to explain that the “climate” between the two countries is “poisonous” and that “we time with President Macron wastes”.
He revealed that he had warned Macron during a 2.5-hour meeting at the G7 summit in Baru and said: “You make a serious mistake! You won’t win and you will lose us. “
Tebboune admitted that bilateral relationships are now frozen and found that “nothing more than commercial relationships is progressing. The political dialogue is almost interrupted. “He accused the French authorities to” make “enemy statements” “daily” against his country.
This diplomatic crisis comes when Morocco increases international support for their position, with more than 110 countries supporting its autonomy plan for Western Sahara, including over 20 EU nations.
In the meantime, Algeria continues to support the separatist demands of the Polisario front and offers the group financial support, weapons and military training, but is increasingly isolated on this topic.
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