Morocco and Western Sahara: Military Exercises

(asked on 7th June 2021) - View Source

Question to the Ministry of Defence:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether the joint military manoeuvres with the USA, Italy, UK, Netherlands, Canada, Brazil, Tunisia, Morocco and Senegal will take place in (a) Morocco or (b) occupied Western Sahara.


Answered by
James Heappey Portrait
James Heappey
This question was answered on 10th June 2021

The Ministry of Defence can confirm that no UK personnel participating in Exercise AFRICAN LION will be conducting training in Western Sahara. The UK regards the status of Western Sahara as undetermined.

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