The documentary was screened at John F. Kennedy University in Buenos Aires at the initiative of the Association of Friends of the Kingdom of Morocco in Argentina, in commemoration of the 47th anniversary of the Green March.
The documentary includes testimonies and statements from presidents, former presidents, presidents of parliament, foreign ministers, diplomats, media professionals, human rights activists and civil society actors from Latin America who have expressed their opinions and assessments of the regional dispute over the Sahara.
The testimonies highlight the successive support obtained by Morocco in favor of the autonomy initiative for this region and the debacle suffered by the supporters of the separatist theses.
Before the screening of the documentary, which took place in the presence of the Moroccan ambassador to Argentina, Yassir Fares, the academic and expert in international relations, Adalberto Carlos Agosino, gave a historical overview of the genesis of the artificial dispute around the Moroccan Sahara, which dates back to the time of the Cold War and which mortgages until today the future of the Maghreb region and hinders its development.
After recalling the epic of the Green March that ended Spanish colonialism in 1975, the Argentine expert stressed that the Sahara was throughout history a Moroccan land and is an integral part of the Moroccan nation.
This is evidenced by the bonds of allegiance between the sultans of Morocco and the Saharan tribes, he stressed, calling for an end to the suffering of the sequestered in the camps of Tindouf, which he called “a large prison that does not have the minimum conditions for a decent life.
At the end of the screening of the documentary, which immortalizes for the first time a global Latin American vision of the context and dimensions of this artificial conflict, Daniel Romero, director of the Argentine news agency “Total News”, told M24 that “it is obvious that the Sahara historically belongs to Morocco, and it is imperative to put an end to the suffering of the sequestered people in the Tindouf camps.”
“We highly appreciate the many supports of the international community to the Moroccanness of the Sahara and we salute the efforts made by Moroccan diplomacy, which have achieved these brilliant results.”
The Argentine journalist said in this context that the autonomy initiative remains the best solution to this conflict, and even a model that must be implemented to resolve other conflicts in the world.
For his part, Arturo Sánchez de Bock, Vice President of the Association of Friends of the Kingdom of Morocco in Argentina, said the documentary, which includes the testimony of various personalities of Central and South America, exposes the baseless allegations of Algerian propaganda in Latin America.
For him, the importance of the documentary is that it raises awareness of Latin public opinion to the reality of the Sahara conflict, thanks to the assessments of several policy makers in almost all countries of the continent.
It exposes the many lies and approximations distilled by the Polisario separatists in Latin America in the past, before the truth came to light and Morocco gained the support of governments, parliaments, opinion makers and civil society throughout the region.
The personalities who gave their testimonies in the documentary called on some of the misguided countries in the region to reconsider their positions, because from the point of view of international law, it is not possible to recognize an entity that exists only on social networks, and that does not meet any criteria of a state.
They also warned against the dangers of continuing to march behind the Algerian obsession with finding an outlet to the Atlantic by creating a fictitious entity at the expense of Morocco’s territorial integrity.
According to several speakers, the visit of His Majesty King Mohammed VI in 2004 to Latin America was a crucial moment in the history of relations between Morocco and the countries of the continent, allowing for the establishment of stronger relations and strengthening support for the Moroccanness of the Sahara.
They also referred to Spain’s decision to support the autonomy initiative presented by Morocco, marking a “decisive and historic turning point” that will undoubtedly help turn the page on this regional conflict, considering that the importance of this support from Madrid stems from the fact that Spain was the former colonial power of the southern provinces, in addition to its obvious influence in Latin America.
The documentary also highlighted two significant events that changed the situation on the ground. The first was Morocco’s liberation of the El Guerguerat passage during the peaceful intervention of the Royal Armed Forces, which put order on the ground and buried all the separatists’ illusions forever.
The second highlight of the documentary was the crucial importance of the American decision to recognize Morocco’s full sovereignty over its Sahara. Speakers noted that this decision was made by a country that has a crucial influence on world peace and security and a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council.
They stressed that the perpetuation of this conflict and the suffering of the sequestered people in the Tindouf camps is no longer acceptable to the international community, especially since Morocco has presented a very generous autonomy initiative that puts an end to the conflict by allowing the return of the sequestered people to the motherland.
