Gustavo de Arístegui is a former Spanish diplomat and Member of Parliament. While speaking in the Onda Madrid program 'Facing the world', Gustavo de Arístegui points out that the Moroccan autonomy plan is not at all at odds with the UN resolutions. Gustavo spoke about the new position that Algeria has taken with Spain following the Spanish government's approval of the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara.
Gustavo de Arístegui gives his opinions on why Algeria is now reacting so aggressively. According to him, “It is worth taking a look at the history of how Spain's change of attitude came about, which is more supposed than real: in private, all Spanish governments said the same thing that has been said in public with the now infamous letter, which was poorly drafted and clumsily made public”. Gustavo says that all this was done secretly, not confidentially and not discreetly.
Gustavo de Arístegui has the opinion that these things should have been done with the necessary discretion, but there were five essential contacts that the Spanish government should have maintained. First, Algeria itself and the Polisario Front. It should have informed them before the public, just as when Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario Front, was brought to Spain to be cured of COVID-19, the Moroccan authorities should have been informed, which would have avoided the crisis with Morocco, and would also have mitigated the anger of the Algerians.
According to Gustavo, if a long diplomatic process had been initiated, it would not have avoided an angry reaction, but would have been shorter in time. Gustavo de Arístegui also says that in the same way, they should have contacted the country's opposition, the other party that might eventually govern the country, to explain the deeper reasons that cannot be said in public, as foreign policy is often shaped by geopolitics and is an arcane issue for public opinion, and the shaping of international agreements requires such discretion.
As per Gustavo de Arístegui’s thoughts the fourth contact should have been with his own parliamentary partners, who are constantly blocking him, and finally, his government partners, who sit at the table of the councils of ministers and who have also been totally opposed to any kind of evolution in Spain's position, also had to be informed.
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