The historical position of Bulgaria in support of the autonomy plan as the most realistic and practical solution to settle the artificial conflict over the Moroccan Sahara has sparked debate about the nature of the unified European position required in dealing with this issue, especially in light of the growing support of the European Union member states for the Moroccan proposal and their emphasis on the importance of relations. The partnership with Rabat is in light of a new geopolitical reality that the Mediterranean region and the world as a whole is witnessing.
Observers believe that this European support is growing, in addition to the dynamism witnessed by the Moroccan Sahara issue on the international scene, which is translated by the shift in the positions of a group of major Western powers towards giving priority to realistic solutions to settle regional conflicts, similar to the positions of Washington, Berlin, Madrid and others towards Morocco. The desert, and then the nature of the challenges facing the region, which require Brussels to network its relations with the Kingdom, are all factors and indicators that confirm the necessity of the European bloc coming out with a clear and frank position that triumphs over the proposal of its Moroccan ally.
An important position and an abandoned thesis
Interacting with this issue, Jawad Al-Qasmi, a researcher in international relations and international law, said, “The importance of the Bulgarian position comes first from the fact that it is a gain that is added to other gains, in addition to the fact that Bulgaria is a member state in the European Union, with what this means of a noticeable increase in countries Supporting the autonomy initiative from within the Union, and perhaps the positions of Germany, Spain and the latter countries supporting the autonomy plan, in addition to the position of the United States of America, the important and major partner and ally of the European Union, will undoubtedly encourage other countries inside and outside the European Union to take similar positions, especially When you bring in the power of these countries within this bloc.”
Al-Qasmi added, in a statement to Hespress, that “this fact has made all countries in the European Union and outside it well aware that the only way to build strong and developed relations with Morocco can only pass through clear and supportive positions on the Moroccan proposal, given the international dynamism and the increasing supportive positions.” “The Moroccan plan to end this artificial conflict, and the noticeable shift in the relevant UN resolutions, as well as the positions of the major countries influencing the international system on the issue.”
The spokesman explained that “all these data, and others, taken together, push the European Union, Morocco’s important partner due to the thorny issues and major dilemmas that bring the two parties together, such as the phenomenon of terrorism, immigration, organized crime, and drugs, and Morocco’s central position in the midst of all these issues, (push it) to contribute to “The accelerating international dynamic for the final closure of this artificial conflict.”
The researcher in international relations and international law concluded, “This dynamism and this great momentum that we are witnessing, and the increasing number of countries supporting the Moroccan proposal, in contrast to the significant decrease in countries that were adopting the separatist proposal at one time, are all indicators that indicate that the international community and the international organization, “Including European countries, he is on his way to crushing the opponents’ thesis that is no longer being heard.”
A unified European position
Al-Buraq Shadi Abdel Salam, an international expert in crisis management, conflict analysis and risk management, said, “The Moroccan diplomatic strategy, which operates seriously in accordance with the visionary royal vision, is proceeding cumulatively and with strategic calm towards a final goal that ends with the issuance of a unified European position that supports the autonomy initiative as the only solution to the artificial conflict.” He noted that “the Bulgarian position today, along with the positions of countries influential in European foreign policy and other global powers, seriously confirms the results of this strategy.”
Al-Buraq added, in a statement to the electronic newspaper Hespress, that “the existence of a unified European position that supports autonomy as the only solution to the issue of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco is considered one of the most important decisions that Rabat sees as helping to develop Moroccan-European relations on the one hand, and contributing to maintaining regional stability in the southern Mediterranean.” On the other hand”.
The same expert pointed out that “this unified European position will be consistent with European foreign policy in combating terrorism, migration, and transcontinental crime, especially with the involvement of the Polisario terrorist militia in many criminal activities in partnership with terrorist groups and transcontinental criminal networks in the Sahel and Sahara region, and threatening them.” European interests in these regions, which will push Brussels to support Morocco’s efforts to confront these security threats and reject any attempt to target Rabat by supporting its full sovereignty over its territory.”