“Peru’s decision is to be welcomed and commended, as it is on the right track to return to respect for international law and the territorial integrity of countries. It also aims to support the United Nations, the special envoy Staffan de Mistura and the Security Council in achieving a political solution that is realistic, sustainable and consensual” to the artificial dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, said Serra, commenting on the recent decision of his country.
Through this decision, “friendship with a true ally of Peru, like Morocco, is preserved, in the wake of the support for the autonomy plan in the southern provinces” of the Kingdom”, insisted the president of the Association of Peruvian Journalists in an article published in Lima.
Also, the decision represents “an act of justice after a futile and irresponsible initiative of the former Foreign Minister Óscar Maúrtua, who reestablished relations with the sadr on September 8, 2021”, he deplored.
Maúrtua “had not only given in to pressure from the Sao Paulo Forum (Latin American left-wing bloc) but also went against his own beliefs and misguidedly advised his president,” Sanchez Serra observed.
“The former minister conspired against the interests of Peru and its friendship with other states. His wordiness in Congress against Morocco was reckless and unnecessary and the language he used was not even utilized by the polisario,” the journalist and writer said.
Sanchez Serra, who had visited in the past the refugee camps of Tindouf, said that “Morocco is not a remote or unknown small country. It is a democratic, stable country — in a troubled region–, a defender of regional peace and security, not to mention its efforts in the fight against terrorism and conflict resolution.”
“It is very influential in the Arab world – King Mohammed VI, is a descendant of the Prophet Mohamed – and in Africa. In this region, there are more than 60 voices that Peru could use at the United Nations,” he suggested.
“That’s why I insist that Peru’s interests should be given priority in foreign policy and international relations,” Sachez Serra continued.
“sadr is an entity that does not meet the requirements of a state, which are a territory, a population and a government. It is located in Tindouf, Algeria. Saying that it is established in the ‘liberated territories’ is a big lie, because it is a buffer zone where the Minurso patrols,” the journalist explained.
“We were in Tindouf (…) where the Sahrawi population is sequestered in dire conditions,” he wrote, pleading for this population to be “counted by the UNHCR, the UN agency for refugees.
It is “unacceptable that Algeria uses the polisario and the sequestered as cannon fodder against Morocco, in its feverish quest for access onto the Atlantic,” he insisted.
The fact that some countries have recognized the so-called ‘sadr’ for ideological reasons does not mean that other nations should do so. “Common sense, truth and respect for international law must prevail,” the expert concluded.
