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"en.20111214.22.3-260-500"2
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"Firstly, we consider that any future fisheries agreement between the EU and Morocco must comply with international law, which the one that expired this year, and which Parliament has today refused to consent to extend, did not do. This was one of the reasons why this position was taken.
Since 1975, when the International Court of Justice gave its opinion, until now, the sovereignty of Morocco over Western Sahara has never been recognised. Morocco, whose occupation of this territory has been illegal since then, accordingly has no right under international law to claim the natural resources of the territory, including its fishery resources. It is regrettable, therefore, that the resolution endorsed by the larger political groups – the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament and the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe – simply ignores this question when discussing a future agreement.
We also regret the fact that both our resolution and the two amendments that we tabled, to defend the inalienable sovereign rights of the people of Western Sahara over the natural resources present in their territory, were rejected. It is imperative that the legitimate representatives of the Sahrawi people are heard regarding any agreement involving the exploitation of natural resources in their territory."@en1
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