Poland Embassy in Rabat Denies Plans To Open a Consulate in Western Sahara
The Claim
The Polish embassy in Rabat is planning to open a consulate in Western Sahara’s city of Laayoune.
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Emerging story
Online media outlets have recently published alleged news that Poland’s embassy in Rabat intends to open a consulate in the city of Laayoune in Western Sahara.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar’s team investigated the circulated claim and found it fake. In a tweet it published on its Twitter account, the Polish embassy in Rabat denied the alleged news that it plans to open a consulate in Western Sahara.
The claim started to circulate following the European Commission’s announcement on March 21 that it supports Spain’s latest stance in support of Western Sahara’s autonomous self-rule in Morocco.
On Friday, March 18, the Spanish foreign minister announced that his country considers Morocco-presented 2007 self-rule initiative to be the most serious, realistic, and credible basis for resolving the conflict between Rabat and the Polisario Front in Western Sahara.
Translated by Ahmed N. A. Almassri
