The BRICS review Brahim Ghali's position on the Sahara conflict
The leaders of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism in line with the principles of the United Nations Charter, which upholds territorial integrity, non-interference in the internal affairs of States and the peaceful settlement of disputes, when they met in Johannesburg on August 23, 2023, adopting the Johannesburg Declaration II.
The Statement emphasizes that in order to resolve the Moroccan Sahara issue and find a long-term political solution to this conflict, compliance with Security Council resolutions and directives is required. It indisputably supports the Moroccan position, which has constantly emphasized the need to respect and assist this process led solely by the United Nations
For the umpteenth time, and to the chagrin of those who initiated the protests in Algiers, the protests have given rise to a clear and forceful call for respect for the political process carried out solely under the auspices of the Security Council, which was explicitly reaffirmed by the BRICS.
Much of the international community is in favour of the Moroccan autonomy initiative, which perfectly satisfies all the requirements of pragmatism, realism, commitment and durability established by the Security Council, whether at the level of the United Nations, African nations or the entire world. the whole planet.
In this regard, the Security Council considers that the political process can be resumed only in the context of the round tables, with the full and total participation of Morocco, Algeria, the Frente Polisario and Mauritania. No interaction between the parties as a whole is possible without strict compliance with this framework established by the Security Council.
Attempts to include this issue in the discussions were rejected by the BRICS members and none of them mentioned it in their statements. These countries have refused to use the BRICS to promote useless causes. This setback should serve as a warning to those who persist in their efforts to give global resonance to a viscerally isolated way of thinking.
This stance of the BRICS shows how firm the group is in its relations and strategic alliances with Morocco despite external interference. In fact, Morocco maintains strategic links with three of the BRICS countries, with Brazil being a particularly close and long-standing partner. These connections have many facets, including commercial, agricultural, political and economic.
The summit also approved the rejection of Algeria's request to join the group of prosperous economies because it does not meet any of the requirements. Despite having strong ties with the government in Pretoria, neither of them, President Tebboune, nor the prime minister, nor even the foreign minister wanted to take this criticism personally.
Algiers has given strong indications that it wants to join a coalition with which it ultimately seems to have very little in common, which contrasts with the decisions and strategies of the BRICS, if only for another reason.
Coordinator of America: José Antonio Sierra