Western Sahara: James Baker, III - Trump's Position On Western Sahara "Shocking and Deeply Disappointing'

Washington — Former US Secretary of State, James A. Baker, III, strongly criticized outgoing President, Donald Trump, "deal" with Morocco over Western Sahara, in a written statement published today of which SPS received a copy.

He considered that the US President could have brokered a deal with Morocco like he did with previous Arab countries that normalized relations with Israel, but "not by cynically trading off the self-determination rights of the people of Western Sahara."

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