RABAT, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- Moroccan King Mohammed VI urged neighboring Algeria on Saturday to work together for the normalization and development of the two countries' relations.
"The security and stability of Algeria and the tranquility of its people are inseparable from the security and stability of Morocco, and vice versa," Mohammed VI said during his throne day speech to the nation.
He also called for opening the two countries' borders.
Relations between the two North African countries have been marred by several conflicts over territorial disputes after they gained independence from France.
Their borders have been closed since 1994 amid tensions over the political status of the Western Sahara region. Algiers supports self-determination for the Sahrawi people there, while Rabat insists that Western Sahara is part of Morocco's territories. Enditem
