Sahara: Muslims of Spain-occupied Sebta slam Madrid's position hostile to Morocco

The union of Muslims and the Group of Muslims in the Spain occupied Moroccan city of Sebta condemned strongly the Spanish government's position hostile to Morocco's territorial integrity, rejecting the settlement plan of the UN secretary general's personal envoy for the Sahara, James Baker.

Moroccan daily in Arabic Al Alam reported Friday that besides the two groups, other associations voiced concern over Madrid's position at the Security Council, which they described as biased for the Polisario Separatists' thesis and that of the Algerian government.

Spain's "inappropriate" and "untimely" position vis-?-vis Morocco's territorial integrity will have negative repercussions on bilateral relations and will affect seriously the treaty of friendship and neighborliness signed between the two countries, the associations say.

They pointed to Spain's paradoxical attitude supporting the right to self-determination of the "Sahrawi people" and denying the same right to the Bask and Catalan peoples.

The associations of Muslims in Sebta called for dialogue between all concerned parties for a fair and final settlement to the conflict, in the framework of Morocco's unity and sovereignty over its southern provinces.