Morocco-Algeria. Mauritania’s President Ould Al Ghazouani renews his arbitration offer

In an interview with the Lebanese magazine “Iqtisad Wal Al Amal”, excerpts of which are published in London, the Arabic-language general news daily, “Al Quds Al Arabi”, is published by the President of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Al Ghazouni, who is Algiers. Preparing for the visit, he reiterated his offer to mediate between Morocco and Algeria, which broke off their diplomatic ties last summer at the initiative of Algiers.

“It is unimaginable how much the people of the region are paying because of the failure of a strong, efficient and unified Maghreb federation. We are aware of the difficulties faced by this dream and we are sorry for the obstacles in its path”, said Mauritania President Mohamed Ould Al Ghazouani, expressing his deep concern in the face of the stress factors. that appear from time to time. time in the world. Maghreb”.

It is part of the Mauritanian head of state’s responses to a lengthy interview to the Lebanese magazine “Iqtisad wal al Amal”, quotes from which were taken by the Arabic-language general news daily, “Al”, published in London. Quds Al Arabi”. “Mauritania is always ready to play a major role in restoring reconciliation between the Maghreb countries”, he confirmed. And to continue: “Our hope is that the day will come when the Arab Maghreb Federation will take the will of its leaders and the differences to amalgamate and achieve the desired unification, the will of the people and also the dreams of the founding fathers”.

This is not the first time that Mauritania has attempted to mediate between Morocco and Algeria. In fact, during another interview with the French daily L’Opinion last October, Auld el Ghazouni expressed his desire to play “a facilitating role” between the two countries.

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Also last August, Mauritania’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmed, addressed the situation in the Maghreb during two separate telephone interviews on 30 August, with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita and Algerian Ramtane Lamamra. “We are concerned about the current situation and do not want it to worsen. Everything that affects the people of the Maghreb affects Mauritania”, Ismail Ould Sheikh Ahmed said, adding that “we are sure that whatever crisis and whatever they reach, there will be a solution”.

Note that according to many experts in international relations this arbitration proposal has no chance of being successful. Indeed, by then Algeria had categorically rejected the mediation of several Arab countries, such as Saudi Arabia.

However, Auld El Ghazouani will always be able to try his luck with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, who, according to the Mauritanian press, should visit Algeria next week.

It must be said that since it has unilaterally severed its ties with the kingdom, Algeria is looking for opportunities to draw closer to other Maghreb countries against the strategic interests of Morocco. It was in this context that Tebboune made a two-day visit to Tunisia on 15 December, his first since leading the country. And a year after depositing $ 150 million in the Central Bank of Tunisia, he did not hesitate to make a loan of $ 300 million. As with Tunisia, it is facing economic problems and which has been living in a democratic vacuum since the end of July 2021, following prolonged institutional chaos and the suspension of the Tunisian President, Kas Said, the National Assembly, which is the Tunisian The politico-military regime that represents the people, according to experts in Algerian international relations, will attempt to “corrupt” Mauritania.

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