HIBAPRESS – Tarragona
The Faculty of Law at the University of Saragossa, one of the oldest and most important law schools in Spain, hosted on April 16th, an academic seminar entitled: "Relations between Spain and Morocco and the New Legal Framework for the Sahara Issue in Light of Security Council Resolution 2797".
This seminar was organized on the initiative of the General Consulate of the Kingdom of Morocco in Tarragona, Lleida and Aragon, in partnership with the Faculty of Law, the Royal College of Lawyers of Saragossa, and the associative fabric. It was attended by a group of university professors, human rights activists, and figures from the academic and institutional circles. In her speech, the Consul General emphasized the fundamental role of academic fields as spaces for producing solid, open, and unbiased scientific knowledge, which contributes to promoting a better understanding of international issues and encourages constructive dialogue between different approaches. She also highlighted the strength and depth of Moroccan-Spanish relations, which fall within a positive dynamic based on enhanced cooperation in several areas, and under the high leadership of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God protect him, who attaches great importance to strengthening international partnerships based on clarity and mutual respect. The seminar featured interventions by a number of prominent experts. Ms. Carmen Tirado, Professor of Public International Law at the University of Saragossa, presented an in-depth analysis of bilateral relations between Morocco and Spain, highlighting their development and prospects for cooperation in a changing international context. For his part, Mr. Bahi Al-Arabi dedicated his intervention to the Moroccan Sahara issue, dismantling opposing narratives and defending the legitimacy of the Moroccan position in light of recent developments within the United Nations. As for Mr. Abdelwahab Sebouei, the historian and specialist in Arab-Islamic documentary heritage, he highlighted the richness and value of manuscripts as essential sources for understanding history and collective memory. On the sidelines of this meeting, an unprecedented exhibition of manuscripts was presented for the first time in Spain in this form. Mr. Abdelwahab Sebouei, who has an important database of historical manuscripts, supervised this exhibition, where rare documents reflecting the depth of the historical links between Morocco and Spain were highlighted. These manuscripts, as fragments of the Moroccan-Spanish collective memory, contributed to highlighting the historical dimensions of the Moroccan Sahara, through documented historical sources rooted in history. At the end of the proceedings, the seminar affirmed the importance of the accurate approach based on international law in analyzing the Moroccan Sahara issue, in light of Security Council Resolution 2797, and also highlighted a gradual strengthening of the international position supporting the Moroccan initiative, within a dynamic based on legitimacy, stability, and responsibility.
