00:00Abelardo de la Espriella's first act as head of government in foreign policy was to recognize
00:05Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara and Israel's sovereignty over
00:11the Golan Heights. But this act, which seems very anecdotal, may have important
00:17Effects on international relations and international law. Let's look at the case
00:23from Morocco. Since the 1970s, the right to self-determination has been recognized.
00:29of the towns that the Sahrawi population has in relation to Western Sahara. In fact,
00:36An advisory opinion from the same International Court of Justice stated that although there were links
00:41Between the Sahrawi people and Morocco, this did not prevent them from exercising their right to self-determination. Today in
00:48Today the trend is that the Sahrawi Arab Republic is being recognized as an autonomous territory.
00:54However, Colombia, after the United States, is the first country to recognize that Morocco
01:00It has sovereignty. On the other hand, there is the issue of Israel with the Golan Heights, which
01:06also, thanks to multiple resolutions of the United Nations Security Council,
01:11It is recognized as an occupied territory. The UN has stated that no one can acquire territories.
01:18violating Yuskogens rules such as the prohibition against the use of force. And yet, also,
01:25Apart from the United States, only Colombia recognizes that Israel has sovereignty over those territories.
01:31who are presumed to be Syrians. But what effects does this have? On the one hand, it seems
01:37Colombia assumes a transactional position. It recognizes these two territories in order to align itself.
01:44On the one hand, with the United States, and on the other hand, with Israel. In the
01:50In the case of Morocco, supposedly reaping economic benefits, but at what cost? Probably
01:56of turning against the entire African continent. On the other hand, the complication
02:03This sets an international standard for the Colombian state. Tomorrow,
02:08If Peru, for example, in the dispute over Santa Rosa Island in Leticia, decides to occupy it
02:14By force, one could argue that Colombia has traditionally accepted that it is possible
02:19to forcibly occupy territories. The big question is, will all these decisions simply
02:25Were these negotiations that took place after August 7th? Or could this truly be
02:32Was it in accordance with foreign policy? What should it be like?
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