While Cuba still supports Polisario, Moroccan analysts believe that the reestablishment of ties between Rabat and Havana could be a major step towards a more neutral stance from Cuba on the conflict.

The monarch’s private visit to Cuba changed the situation, causing confusion among both Algeria and Polisario officials.

It is still unknown what happened during the King’s visit, but many things have changed since then.

In June, Morocco’s Ambassador to Cuba Boughaleb El Attar presented his credentials to Cuba’s president, Miguel Diaz-Canel.

During his meeting with the Moroccan ambassador, Diaz-Canel conveyed “warm greetings” for the King, welcoming the “historic visit” of the monarch to Cuba, which marked the resumption of diplomatic relations.

Diaz-Canel said that after the diplomatic restoration, both countries aim to begin “a new phase of cooperation in various fields for the benefit of both countries and two peoples,” according to the Moroccan ambassador.