فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
In a significant diplomatic development, television channel “Medi 1” reported exclusively that Japan has renewed its official position of refusing to recognize the “Polisario” during the preparatory works for the 9th African-Japanese TICAD summit, which took place on Friday.
The channel confirmed in its Saturday morning bulletin that the Japanese Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fukazawa Yuwashi, emphasized during the opening session that the “Polisario’s” attempt to infiltrate this meeting “does not change Japan’s position in any way.” Tokyo reiterated that it only extends invitations to TICAD summits to United Nations member states.
Commenting on this event, political affairs researcher Mustafa Tousa considered this maneuver “demonstrates the extent to which Algerian diplomacy resorts to all tricks to undermine Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara.” He added that the Algerian regime’s attempt to illegitimately impose the participation of the “Polisario” is a violation of Japan’s traditional stance, which has never invited this entity to participate in its dialogue with the African continent.
Tousa pointed out that this incident provided an opportunity for Japanese diplomacy to reaffirm its position rejecting the separatist maneuvers supported by the Algerian regime. He also predicted that this development would prompt several African countries to seriously consider expelling the “Polisario” from their ranks, noting that its presence has begun to negatively affect relations between the African Union and its international partners.
The researcher emphasized that this unfortunate incident served as an occasion for Japanese diplomacy to renew its rejection of such separatist tactics that are embraced and funded by the Algerian regime. He concluded by stating that Japan has officially reaffirmed its refusal of such behaviors, highlighting that this incident will likely push numerous African countries to seriously reconsider the “Polisario’s” presence, which has started to poison relations between the African Union and its international partners.
