Italian media outlet “AGC News” stressed, on August 29, that the leaders of the BRICS countries, who met recently in Johannesburg, struck a “blow to Algeria’s credibility and its claims about regional leadership” by reaffirming their attachment to international legality on the subject of the Moroccan Sahara.
AGC News wrote that “Algeria is called upon to respect international legality and the political process conducted under the exclusive aegis of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC),” citing the Johannesburg Declaration II that was adopted by the leaders of the BRICS countries.
The Italian media outlet recalled that in this Declaration, the BRICS countries reaffirmed their commitment to multilateralism, in line with the principles of the United Nations (UN) Charter, which defends territorial integrity, non-interference in the affairs of States, and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
“This position, which supports the correctness of Morocco’s stance, is a defeat for Algeria,” emphasized AGC News, shedding light on the international community’s growing support for the Moroccan Autonomy Plan, “which perfectly adheres to all the parameters of pragmatism, realism, compromise, and sustainability required by the Security Council (SC).”
According to the Italian media outlet, the Johannesburg summit also rejected Algeria’s application to join the BRICS, as Algeria “does not meet any of the criteria required to join the group.”
For its part, the Italian newspaper “L’Opinione delle Liberta” explained “why Algiers can’t join the BRICS,” listing, in this regard, the country’s lack of industrialization policy and vision, the absence of concrete state projects to boost the sector, and the anarchic tax system.
The Italian online newspaper also stressed that “Algeria has been singled out as a vulnerable country, due to its distance from the countries committed to energy transition,” noting that the country’s “GDP, which does not exceed $3.500 per capita, is mainly indexed to hydrocarbon revenues.”
“Dependence on oil revenues is a terrible weakness, since if fossil fuel prices collapse, so will the Algerian economy,” concluded “L’Opinione delle Liberta.”
