Tunisian president was a prominent opposition figure and human rights ...

Moncef Marzouki (left) greets Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz in Tunis last month (AFP/File, Fethi Belaid) In his first appearance Tunisia president already refuses torecognize Western Sahara as part of the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA)  Tunisian presidentMoncef Marzouki is about to start his first drive to Morocco, Algeria and Mauritaniain effort to bring UMA together as he planes to call for a summit.   "This visit is aimed at reviving the ArabMaghreb Union and discussing the holding of a summit that Tunisia proposes tohost," Marzouki's spokesman Adane Moncer said. The UMA was created in 1989as a trade agreement meant to eventually achieve deeper political integration however the presence of the Republic Arab SaharawiDemocratic (SADR) has led to Morocco to withdraw from the union similarly fromAfrican Union. Marzoki is due to meet  Morocco's King Mohammed VI, and his newmoderate Islamist prime minister, Abdelilah Benkirane,  before holding talks in Mauritania andwrapping up in Algeria, where is due to meet President Abdelaziz Bouteflika. Ignoring the SADR which asa   playerin the region will definitely contradict with President Marzouki principles; Thenew Tunisian president was a prominent opposition figure and human rightscampaigner under the 23-year-rule of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, who was broughtdown by a popular uprising in January 2011. He Call for what he claimsto be “Maghreb of freedom” will be entirely regarded as violating and supportingthe violation of the Saharawi rights for self-determination. Whether or not he admitsthat Western Sahara exists and unless he consider the fact that SADR has theright to be represented in the Maghreb Union will be an obstacle. As two out ofthree Maghreb Union members recognize Western Sahara. Therefore and before hestart unifying the region he should look in the possibility of making aresolution of the 36 years old Conflict. Prioritizing the economic andtrade agreements and ignoring human rights will not be an appropriate approach toseek a bright future for the region, The region rather need to discuss securityissues as countries such as Algeria, Mauritania ad lately the WesternSahara liberated  zone  have beenaffected by the surge in activity of Al Qaeda's north African branch.

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