London’s Court of Appeals stifled, on Thursday, the request of pro-Polisario NGO WSC to have the Morocco-United Kingdom Association Agreement declared invalid.
This third setback since last December for the enemies of Morocco’s territorial integrity confirmed the legitimacy of the association agreement linking the two countries, which benefits the economic development of all the Kingdom’s regions, from north to south.
According to several Moroccan and British analysts, the court’s decision also highlights the repeated failures of the real instigator of the conflict over the Moroccan Sahara, which, despite its malicious intentions, is failing in its attempts to persuade the British judiciary to re-examine the post-Brexit trade agreement concluded and supported by the two kingdoms.
Trade between the two countries has grown steadily since the agreement was signed, with bilateral flows peaking at £2.9 billion in Q3 2022, up £1 billion compared to the same period last year.
The Association Agreement between Morocco and the United Kingdom–signed in London on October 26, 2019–has been in effect since January 1, 2021.
The agreement ensures the continuity of trade between Morocco and the UK after December 31, 2020.
The accord also constitutes a guarantee for Moroccan and British companies undertaking economic and commercial relations in all sectors of cooperation and enables the two countries to establish a structured partnership on a long-term basis, with operational and institutionalized cooperation instruments driven by a common goal.