صحافة بلادي صحيفة إلكترونية مغاربية متجددة على مدار الساعة تعنى بشؤون المغرب الجزائر ليبيا موريتانيا تونس
Morocco –Algeria’s recent diplomatic moves in a number of European capitals reveal the limited impact of what is known as the “gas card,” in light of an increasing European commitment to supporting the autonomy initiative proposed by Morocco as a realistic and final solution to the Moroccan Sahara conflict.
In this context, the Algerian Foreign Minister intensified his tours to European capitals, including Brussels, Zagreb, and Bern, putting the energy issue at the heart of the discussion, in a clear attempt to exploit his country’s position as a potential gas supplier to influence the positions of some European countries regarding this regional dispute. However, these movements, according to identical data, did not achieve their political goals, after they clashed with a unified European position that refuses to mix economic interests with political files.
The outcomes of the meetings confirmed that the European Union countries prefer to maintain their energy partnerships within their economic framework, without engaging in any barter-based approaches, while continuing their support for the UN path and Security Council resolutions, which consider the Moroccan autonomy initiative a serious and credible basis for a solution.
This development reflects, according to observers, a remarkable success of Moroccan diplomacy, which has accumulated broad international support in recent years, both at the European and international levels, thanks to an approach based on political realism and actual engagement in the settlement process, in exchange for the decline in the effectiveness of the separatist proposals supported by Algeria.
Experts believe that Algeria’s attempt to exploit the international situation related to the energy crisis to put pressure on European partners remains limited in its impact, especially in light of these countries’ commitment to stable strategic positions and their keenness not to link national sovereignty issues to temporary interests related to energy.
The current geopolitical transformations, including tensions in global energy markets, have not given Algeria sufficient margin to change the balance of diplomatic power, at a time when Morocco continues to strengthen its international presence, based on institutional legitimacy within its southern provinces, through regular and representative democratic elections that reflect the involvement of the local population in the political path.
On the other hand, there are increasing indications that the Algerian bet on energy pressure is no longer as effective as before, in light of the diversity of energy sources in Europe, and the growing conviction of the necessity of finding a realistic and sustainable political solution to the conflict, far from circumstantial calculations.
Observers conclude that the current dynamic is in the direction of consolidating the position of the Moroccan initiative within the international agenda, especially with the continued European support and the progress of the international path, which makes attempts to influence through economic or circumstantial tools bets with limited results.
Source: “My Press”
