While the European Union is satisfied with the agreements, the Polisario Front still considers the adoption of the deals a violation.
Valenciano made her remarks after meeting Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita on Thursday in Rabat.
The European Parliament adopted the fisheries agreement and the agriculture deal in two separate plenary sessions on January 16 and February 12.
The adoption of both agreements angered the Polisario Front, which again has complained that the EU-Morocco agreements violate the European Court of Justice’s jurisprudence.
However, the ECJ does not have jurisdiction over international agreements. In addition, the Moroccan government warned that it would not adopt any agreements with the EU against Morocco’s territorial integrity.
Last month, the ECJ rejected Polisario’s request seeking to cancel the mandate granted to the EU Council to negotiate the fisheries agreement with Morocco, which includes the waters off Western Sahara.
The EU’s bodies, along with Morocco, argue that the fisheries and agriculture agreements benefit Sahrawis in the southern provinces.
After approving the fisheries agreement in March, the EU Council of Ministers said that the European Commission has assessed the deal’s potential impact on sustainable development, especially with regards to the people and the use of the natural resources of the southern provinces.
The agreement, according to the council, is the “best guarantee for the sustainable use of the natural resources of waters adjacent to the southern provinces of Morocco.