The decision to withdraw from the virtual meeting was made to protest the display of an undivided map of Morocco, including its Sahara, a decision that mirrors once again Algeria’s intrinsic hostility against Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over the Sahara. As his protest was not taken into consideration by the other participants, he decided to leave the meeting, Algerian media, including Echorouk News channel and Ennahar Online, reported. Recently, the Algerian government called on its institutions to mobilize against Morocco and to protest the use of the Moroccan undivided maps internationally. Actually, the display of Morocco’s undivided maps by US official websites irked Algeria. The US State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) as well as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) have started using Morocco’s undivided map.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 06, 2021 22:18 UTC