2023-08-03 22:36:00
Japan reveals its adherence to international positions in favor of autonomy in the Moroccan Sahara testifies to this, the message of, Kuramitsu Hideaki, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Empire of Japan to the Kingdom of Morocco in Rabat, addressed to King Mohammed VI on the occasion of the 24th anniversary of the Throne Day.
It is a “radical change” of the Japanese position on the question of the Moroccan Sahara where, Tokyo declares that the proposal of autonomy of Rabat in the Moroccan Sahara is “realistic and serious”.
More than half of the countries with an embassy in Morocco recognize the Moroccanness of the Sahara or support the Kingdom’s autonomy plan. After Israel’s recognition of the Kingdom’s sovereignty over its Sahara, Japan has just given clear and frank support to Morocco in this matter.
The Japanese position on the Sahara issue has adhered to the principle of “positive neutrality” for decades. This position “has relatively changed” if we stick to the message of the Japanese ambassador, who considers Morocco’s efforts to resolve the conflict conceived and fabricated by Algeria to be “serious and credible”.
The message from the Japanese ambassador to King Mohammed VI also bears ” a tribute to the efforts made by the Moroccan Monarch for the development of the country“, claiming that ” this leadership has made Morocco one of the most stable countries politically, economically and socially« .
The Japanese position conforms to an “international consensus on the importance of the Moroccan proposal to resolve the Moroccan Sahara conflict, which contrasts with the absence of other solutions by the Algerian parties and its armed toddler the Polisario front”. The Japanese Consciousness joining in this sense the “international tide supporting the autonomy plan”.
With the Empire of the Rising Sun, Morocco will have obtained additional support from the superpowers following America, and the majority of European countries, which moreover confirms to Hespress Omrani Boukohbza, expert in international relations, political analyst and head of the Center Moroccan institute for studies and research on local governance in Tangier. ” The Japanese position has remained true to itself, since the beginning of the conflict, unquestionably leaning towards Morocco “. Boukhobza added, that ” the Japanese-African summit in Tunis was clear as to Tokyo’s position on the question of the Moroccan Sahara, since it underlined its refusal to receive the Polisario Front ».
According to the international relations expert, the message of the Japanese ambassador conveys a political awareness of the reality of the fabricated conflict in the Sahara, as well as the importance of going in the direction of the international wave. Exponentially it and like the United States of America, and European countries, considers Moroccan efforts as serious and realistic ».
The political analyst backs it up by saying that “ Japanese diplomacy is following the breakthroughs made by its Moroccan counterpart in the Sahara issue, and through this, Tokyo is becoming aware of the importance of common interests with the Kingdom of Morocco.“. Boukhobza adds that “Morocco poses a condition for more clarity on the positions on the question of the Sahara vis-a-vis its various partnership whatever it is.
For his part, Moulay Hicham Mouatadid, political scientist and adviser in business and international relations, told Hespress that, “the praise of the Japanese ambassador to Morocco for the Moroccan autonomy plan in his message on the occasion of the Throne Day reflects the political shift in Japan’s diplomatic discourse. It is now seen as a new direction for Tokyo’s official voice on the Moroccan Sahara issue.
And to support: “This political shift in the Japanese diplomatic discourse is in line with the strategic developments known in the file of this fabricated conflict, and highlights the political will of Tokyo to support the efforts of the international community concerning the growing recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces,” Mouatadid said.
The international relations and strategy expert further pointed out that “the position of the Japanese ambassador is the expression of the official vision of the leaders in Tokyo, and the confidence in the message as a diplomatic card in the form of a political discourse, and in a central symbolic occasion in the Moroccan state. This demonstrates the determination of the Japanese official approach to take bolder steps and progressive positions towards Rabat’s first national issue”.
The letter from the Japanese ambassador is an official decision, says Moulay Hicham Mouatadid ” diplomatically documented, which embodies a desire of Japan to build relations with tangible diplomatic effects regarding its international positions towards the Moroccan Sahara. This can be seen as a fundamental change in Japanese political discourse regarding the transformations this regional dispute is going through, and it is not excluded to see effective Japanese engagement on the ground in support of the national cause. ».
Our interlocutor also pointed out that “ the diplomatic voice of Japan, its geopolitical position, in addition to its political determination at the level of its regional map, particularly in international organizations, is an important factor, and a qualitative and vital complement to the dynamism of Morocco which manages the Sahara file« .
The political scientist and business and international relations adviser concluded that “ the strengthening of the Moroccan position with Japanese political support will undoubtedly strengthen the Moroccan approach in this fabricated conflict, and will constitute a positive motive in the series of political settlement of this file, especially since Japan has political value important in the stock exchange of Asian diplomatic markets as well as its Asian areas of influence “. A strategic bet for Morocco which must be won politically and diplomatically.
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