Kigali: Gabon and Guinea inaugurated, on Friday, January 17, 2020, their General Consulates, respectively in Laayoune and Dakhla. The opening of these Consular Posts comes after the Union of the Comoros inaugurated a Consulate General in Laayoune, on December 18, 2019, like the Gambia, on January 07, 2020 in Dakhla.
These four important diplomatic events represent a collective recognition that the Sahara is Moroccan, creating therefore a momentum for the confirmation of the Moroccan sovereignty on the Sahara region.
The decision made by these four countries to open their General Consulates in the Moroccan Sahara represents an act of sovereignty that is in full conformity with diplomatic rules and practice.
This new dynamic will continue as other countries will soon open their General Consulates in the Moroccan Sahara.
The opening of these four representations in the Moroccan Sahara illustrates both a recognition of the African Vision of His Majesty the King in favor of a strong inter-African cooperation in the continent and a strong testimony to the security and stability which prevail in the Sahara Provinces of the Kingdom of Morocco, particularly within an increasingly tumultuous and volatile regional context.
The four African countries, which opened their representations, feature 3 out of 5 sub-regions of the Continent (West Africa, Central Africa and Southern Africa). These diplomatic acts with a continental scope will bring about reactions of other brother/sister countries and friends of Morocco. (End)