Algiers has recalled its ambassador in Rabat for consultations, against the backdrop of a new diplomatic crisis between the two Maghreb countries caused by the Western Sahara dispute.
Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said the recall follows “the drift of the Moroccan diplomatic representation in New York which has distributed an official note to member countries of the non-aligned movement in which Morocco “publicly and explicitly supports an alleged right to self-determination of the Kabyle people.
During a meeting of the non-aligned movement on July 13 and 14 in New York, the Moroccan ambassador to the UN, Omar Hilale, passed a note in which he believes that “the valiant Kabyle people deserve, more than any other, to fully enjoy their right to self-determination.
This is the first time, it seems, that a Moroccan diplomat has expressed his support for Kabyle separatism, in reaction to Algiers’ support for Sahrawi independence fighters against Morocco.
The Movement for Self-Determination of Kabylia (MAK) was classified on May 18 by the Algerian authorities as a “terrorist organization.
On Friday, the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement urging “the Kingdom of Morocco to clarify its final position on the extremely serious situation created by the inadmissible remarks of its ambassador in New York.
Since the controversy, the Algerian political class, all trends, has stressed its commitment to the unity of the country and denounced a “call to sedition” from the Moroccan neighbor.
On social networks, many Internet users and sites have also defended the territorial unity of Algeria.
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