In the first official reaction from Germany towards Morocco’s decision to abruptly cut all ties with the German embassy in Rabat, the Ministry of Foreign asked on Tuesday Morocco’s ambassador in Berlin to clarify the reasons.
The reasons behind Morocco’s decision still unknown until now, as the statement issued by the Moroccan Foreign Affairs on Monday just said that the reason returns to “deep misunderstanding on fundamental issues of the Kingdom of Morocco” without further details.
The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign called on in its statement all the government bodies not to interact or to do any cooperative action with the German embassy in the Moroccan capital, adding that “Any derogation from this suspension can only be done on the basis of an explicit prior agreement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad”.
After the Moroccan decision, the German embassy in Rabat and the foreign office remained silent without any reaction, until yesterday late, German media reported that Morocco’s ambassador to Germany, Zhor Alaoui, was asked in an urgent meeting to clarify her country decision. The results of the meeting have not been revealed yet.
The Moroccan media pointed out that the misunderstanding between Morocco and Germany is likely related to the Sahara issue, especially that Germany has taken several steps that opposite the Moroccan right to claim its sovereignty over Sahara.
