Chapter 110 The ownership of Western Sahara
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"I hope you can remember what you said today!"
Priest Alma ended the conversation solemnly. After the Western gentleman finished his salute, Joseph left amid the siege of guards. Looking at his back, Priest Alma couldn't help but stand in place.
On the way, Joseph couldn't help but sigh when he recalled the conditions of Principal Alma. It was indeed his imagined personality. The only condition was to count the residents of the former Western Sahara as Nord citizens. Although he knew that this would lead to the title of Nord's German degree, these were nothing compared to interests.
"William, how about the information found by the Ministry of Internal Affairs?"
William Otto, the chief of the Guards in the same car, heard Joseph's inquiry and hurriedly took out the details about the Western Sahara that had been printed out by email.
"The Western Sahara region has about 400,000 inhabitants, one quarter of which belongs to the Democratic Republic of Arab Sahara, and other places are within the rule of the Kingdom of Morocco."
"That is, what we actually get is only three-quarters of the desert in Western Sahara, and we will deal with the possible protests in the Arab Sahara Democratic Republic?"
After rubbing his head, Joseph had a headache, indicating that there was such a recognized country, and there were still many unknown small armed forces. Joseph suddenly felt a little taken for granted.
"Does we need to use force? We can mobilize a division to the Western Sahara region within one day."
"I don't know what will happen now. Although there is no surprise, even if the Kingdom of Morocco agrees to sell the Western Sahara region, we cannot easily use force."
These are not things that William Otto has to do. The reminder just now was just a casual word. Now he naturally won't ask for trouble for himself.
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When Joseph spoke out the request of Minister Alma, Hermann sighed, but as the detailed information was released, he frowned like Joseph.
"Maybe his Majesty ignores one thing, the Organization of African Unity."
"I guess there is the United Nations. They will not let us get the Western Sahara region so easily, the United States and the Soviet Union. Of course, the Soviet Union may not bother to pay attention to us, and they want to see us in chaos."
The more I think about it, the more I feel headache. This matter was just a temporary thought. It was not a result of detailed discussion by the cabinet. Although it was very reckless, it was impossible to miss it. They had no choice but to have too much time to talk.
"How is Hassan II's price?"
Everything is a future event. Now it mainly depends on how Hassan II's bid. If it can be accepted, then even if the situation in the Western Sahara region is bad, everything will be worth it.
“I’m afraid the price will be not low.”
Hermann didn't say it clearly, but his words had already shown everything, but Joseph was not as pessimistic as him, because he felt that Hermann seemed to be ignoring a few things.
"Herman, don't forget Aziz and Sidi. If they are willing to speak out, plus the pressure from Principal Alma, I believe there should be no problem for a low price. Also, remember to talk more about the OAU, the United Nations and the Democratic Arab Republic tomorrow."
Joseph's words made Hermann chuckle. He seemed to have seen Hassan II's constipated look, but the OAU, the United Nations and the Democratic Arab Republic are indeed major obstacles before him.
When she turned around and left, Hermann suddenly stood at the door. When Joseph was puzzled and wanted to ask, Hermann's words came.
"Chief William said you are not going to use force, Your Majesty, I'm glad you would choose this."
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On the next day, Joseph and Hermann came to the Moroccan palace as promised. Looking at the cabinet members and Aziz princes, Joseph suddenly noticed a trace of pressure.
"Mr. Hermann, we will discuss your request yesterday. In terms of the friendship between the Principal of Nord, we agree in principle that Western Sahara is indeed resold to the Principal of Nord."
Neither Hermann nor Joseph spoke because they knew that the real important thing had not been said yet. If the price was not appropriate, then I believe that this transaction would still be cancelled.
"The closest land transaction to now may be Russia's sale of Alaska, but that has been around for a hundred years. Although the Western Sahara region is not as large as Alaska, it is not a small territory. So... how much is the Principal of Nord planning to bid?"
Negotiations have begun. Hermann is Nord's foreign minister. He should speak at this time. After all, this is his profession. Moreover, if Joseph speaks, things may develop in a bad way, and Nord's bad way.
"His Majesty Hassan II said it well. The Western Sahara region is also very large as Alaska, but they are also very barren. The true residents of Western Sahara can be said to live in dire straits. Don't deny it, the respected His Majesty Hassan II."
"We are not trying to deny this, but you should understand that this is about the reputation of the Kingdom of Morocco, if the price reaches a satisfactory level, we cannot explain it to our own people."
“Three billion euros, given the complex situation in the Western Sahara region, we are willing to spend three billion euros to buy this area full of disease, war, poverty, education.”
In Hermann's mouth, the Western Sahara region was simply demoted to nothing, but the real situation was indeed the case, otherwise the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Morocco would not be able to argue.
"Three billion euros cannot block the mouths of the people, Foreign Minister Hermann, His Majesty Joseph!"
"Prime Minister, I hope you can understand that 3 billion euros are all the assets that the Principality of Nord can withdraw, and even so, we need to mortgage part of the assets with materials, and the rest will need to be repaid slowly over three years. You also know the situation in the Western Sahara region. If you want to have a better improvement, maybe investing in 10 billion euros may not have much effect."
To be honest, Hermann's bid at the beginning had already shocked the Moroccan cabinet members and the royal family. This is 3 billion euros, and Morocco's GDP this year is nothing more than that!
But negotiation, negotiation, if there is no negotiation, then what is it called negotiation? Even if the price is a bit unexpected, they are still working hard to fight for it. After all, no one will dislike the amount of wealth.
Joseph knew what the price would be, but he still insisted on doing so, because he suffered some small losses now. When Morocco regrets in the future, it would be reasonable to fight the lawsuit to the United Nations Principal of Nord. And the 3 billion euros must be repaid with oil. The Western Sahara region suddenly has several large oil fields. The Kingdom of Morocco will not be too jealous even if it is jealous. After all, they would not have thought that the resources of the Principal of Nord were the least valuable things.
The rough result was finally in front of both sides. The Principality of Nord will spend 3.5 billion euros to purchase the Western Sahara region of the Kingdom of Morocco. Of these 3.5 billion euros, 2 billion euros will be replaced by oil, coal, steel, natural gas, food and other materials and resources. On average, the materials and resources worth about 700 million euros in Morocco will be supplied every year.
The remaining 1.5 billion will be delivered to the Kingdom of Morocco in euros, 700 million euros in the first year, and the remaining part will be delivered to the Kingdom of Morocco in 400 million euros per year.
The result of this is very satisfactory. The materials and resources are much stronger than the currency. Although they all understand that the euro will not depreciate, there will be small storms. Such instability can easily cause the Kingdom of Morocco to lose hundreds or even tens of millions of euros, so they are very satisfied.
Chapter completed!