The Hispano-Algerian Treaty concluded in 2002 provided for the strengthening of political dialogue between the two countries and the development of cooperation in the economic, financial, educational and defense fields.
Le Monde with AFP
Algeria suspended, Wednesday, June 8, a “treaty of friendship, good neighborhood and cooperation” concluded in 2002 with Spain, after the Madrid turnaround on the Western Sahara file to line up On the position of Morocco, announced the presidency.
The Hispano-Algerian Treaty provided for the strengthening of political dialogue between the two countries at all levels and the development of cooperation in the economic, financial, educational and defense fields.
“The Spanish government regrets the announcement of the” Algerian “presidency to suspend the treaty of friendship, good neighborhood and cooperation, reacted Spanish diplomatic sources. The Spanish government considers Algeria as a neighboring country And friend and reaffirms his full availability to continue to maintain and develop special cooperation relationships between the two countries, in the interest of both parties. “
They also stressed that the Spanish government remained engaged by this treaty and the principles which underlie it, in particular “the principles (…) of non-interference in internal affairs and respect for the inalienable law of peoples to dispose of themselves “.
change of radical position
Spain carried out, on March 18, a change in radical position on this sensitive issue, by publicly providing its support for the Moroccan autonomy project for this territory, a former Spanish colony, aroused the anger of Algiers, Main ally of the Sahraoui independence movement of the Polisario Front.
“These same [Spanish] authorities, who assume responsibility for an unjustifiable turnaround of their position since the announcements of March 18, 2022 by which the current Spanish government has given its full support to the illegal and illegitimate formula of the Internal autonomy advocated by occupying power, is working to promote a colonial accomplished factor using fallacious arguments, “added the Algerian presidency.
“This attitude of the Spanish government is part of violation of the international legality imposed on it by its status of administering power and the efforts of the United Nations and the new personal envoy of the Secretary General and contributes directly to the degradation of the situation Western Sahara and in the region “, according to the same source.