Portugal distances itself from Spain and pampers Algeria to improve "energy cooperation"

While the Spanish Foreign Minister, Jose Manuel Albarescan’t step ArgelAfter his turn on the question of Occidental Saharatheir counterparts in the south of the EU take the opportunity to pamper Algeria and try to strengthen energy ties. In the current world scenario, whoever does not run, flies in search of ensuring gas supply and maintaining a good relationship with a large producer like Algeria. The Portuguese Foreign Minister, Augustus Fields, traveled to Algiers this Wednesday to discuss, among other issues, “energy cooperation,” according to a brief statement. And he distanced himself from the Spanish position in favor of the absorption of the Sahara by Morocco. The Portuguese Socialist Government maintains that the solution that is reached, always within the framework of the HIM-HER-ITmust be accepted by Saharawis and Algeria without explicitly supporting that the Sahara is an autonomy within the kingdom of Mohamed VI. It is the same line defended by the Government of Mario DraghiWhat published this diary last Tuesday, which tries to multiply Algeria’s gas supply at the same time. The Portuguese Campos was received at the highest level, not only by his Algerian counterpart, Ramtane Lamamrabut by the President of the Republic himself, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, as a sign of appreciation for the Portuguese position. This was explained last Wednesday by the Portuguese ambassador to Spain, João Mira-Gomes, in statements to La Voz de Galicia this Wednesday. “The solution has to come within the framework of the United Nations, it has to be negotiated between the parties and respect the rights of all. It is not opportune to say more, but everything that is an understanding promoted by the UN, which includes Morocco, the Polisario and Algeria, I think it will be good. We are going to wait », he declared in contrast to Albares and the Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, who do not expect and say that the “most realistic” solution is the absorption of Western Sahara by Morocco. Not having participated in the highly controversial handling of the case of Brahim Ghali Like the Spanish Government, the Portuguese enjoys a more comfortable diplomatic position in the Magreb. It does not have to make concessions to Morocco and can maintain and even improve relations with Algeria in a delicate phase for world energy.