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Morocco Angered By Egypt-Algeria Cooperation On West Sahara

Morocco Angered By Egypt-Algeria Cooperation On West Sahara

From World Bulletin

Perceived coordination between Egypt and Algeria to support the Polisario Front – which has long fought Morocco over the Western Sahara region – along with recent attacks on Rabat by Egypt’s media, appear to be behind Moroccan state TV’s increasingly critical tone vis-à-vis Egypt’s leadership.

“The visit to Algiers last week by an Egyptian delegation to attend an international conference in support of the Polisario Front has angered Rabat,” a Moroccan diplomat, who declined to be named, told The Anadolu Agency.

“The Egyptian media’s continuous attacks on Rabat and the Moroccan people,” the diplomat said, was another reason for the Moroccan state media’s recent change in tone regarding the Egyptian leadership.

The diplomat did not rule out the possibility that Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry would soon visit Rabat to resolve their differences.

 

 

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