New Colombian Senate Motion Unequivocally Supports Morocco’s Territorial Integrity and Sovereignty
A new motion passed Tuesday 28 november 2023 by the Colombian Senate gave unequivocal support to Morocco's territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara, reiterating the categorical rejection by the "legitimate representatives of the Colombian people" to the current government's "unwise decision" to establish relations with the pseudo-sadr. "As Senators and legitimate representatives of the Colombian people, we profoundly reject this unwise decision by the current government, which in no way represents the position of Colombians towards Morocco, and we reiterate our firm position of respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco," read the motion adopted by an overwhelming majority of 65 Senators out of the 105 in the upper house of the Colombian Congress. The motion, which was endorsed by Senators from nine of Colombia's most important political parties, two of which are part of the government coalition, was supported in particular by president of the Colombian Congress and Senate, Ivan Leónidas Name (Green Alliance), and chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Lidio Garcia Turbay (Liberal Party), both of whom wished to send a strong political message to president Gustavo Petro. In this new motion, which follows on from the one adopted in...