Rabat has decided to "
suspend all contact
" with the German embassy in Morocco, due to "
deep misunderstandings
" with Berlin on various issues, including the question of Western Sahara, AFP learned on Monday (March 1st) from diplomatic sources. Moroccan.
Moroccan media published a letter sent Monday by the head of Moroccan diplomacy Nasser Bourita to the head of government Saad-Eddine El Othmani detailing this decision.
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All "
ministerial departments (...) are requested to suspend all contact, interaction or action (...) both with the German embassy in Morocco and with the German cooperation organizations and political foundations which it receives. are linked
”, indicates this official letter.
"
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has also taken the decision to suspend all contact or approach with the embassy,
" the letter continued, referring to "
deep misunderstandings
" with Germany on "the
subject of fundamental questions for Morocco
".
"
Morocco wishes to preserve its relationship with Germany, but it is a form of alert expressing unease over many issues,
" a senior foreign ministry official confirmed to AFP on Monday evening.
"
There will be no contact until answers are given to various questions that have been asked,
" he said.
Among the points of friction is Germany's position on Western Sahara, criticizing the American decision to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over the disputed territory, but also the sidelining of Rabat in negotiations on the future of Libya at a conference in Berlin in January 2020, he detailed.
In early December, the head of Moroccan diplomacy hailed in a statement "
the excellence of bilateral cooperation between the two countries
" after a telephone interview with his German counterpart Gerd Muller.
Berlin had just released an envelope of 1.387 billion euros in financial support, including 202.6 million euros in the form of grants, the rest in the form of subsidized loans, in support of the reforms of the Moroccan financial system and in aid. emergency for the fight against Covid-19.
