RABAT (MOROCCO) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The Kingdom of Morocco does not consider itself in any way affected by the decision pronounced on Friday by the Court of Justice of the European Union on agricultural and fisheries agreements. This was said by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans residing abroad, underlining that Morocco did not participate in any phase of this procedure, as reported by the MAP agency. “Morocco is not a party into this matter, which concerns the European Union on the one hand and the “polisario” supported by Algeria on the other. Morocco did not participate in any of the phases of this procedure and, therefore, does not consider itself affected in any way by the decision”, specified the ministry in a press release. However, the same source continued, “the content of this decision contains obvious legal errors and suspected errors of fact”, adding that “this denotes at best a total unawareness of the reality of the case, if not a political prejudice”.
In this line, the Ministry claims, “the Court has even allowed itself to replace the competent UN bodies and contradict their consolidated positions and approaches. Furthermore, the British High Court, in a very similar case, had demonstrated greater discernment, impartiality and respect for legal foundations.” According to the statement, “Morocco requests that the Council, the European Commission and the EU Member States take the necessary measures to respect their international commitments, preserve the results of the partnership and provide the Kingdom with the legal security it needs as legitimately entitled, as a partner of the EU on various strategic issues”. In this context, the same source concluded, “Morocco reiterates its constant position not to sign any agreement or legal instrument that does not respect its territorial integrity and national unity”.
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