Zuma says South Africa and Morocco will resume diplomatic ties: mediaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa and Morocco will resume diplomatic ties more than a decade after Morocco withdrew its ambassador from Pretoria, South African President Jacob Zuma said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday. Morocco recalled its ambassador from South Africa in 2004 after former South African president Thabo Mbeki recognized a breakaway region in the Western Sahara which Morocco claims as part of its territory.  Morocco is an African nation and we need to have relations with them,  Zuma told City Press in the interview.  We never had problems with them anyway; they were the first to withdraw diplomatic relations.  Zuma met Morocco s King Mohammed last week on the sidelines of an African Union-European Union summit.  They felt that even if we differ on the Western Sahara issues, the two countries should have a relationship,  Zuma said about Moroccan officials  position at the meeting. South Africa s official government position - as re-affirmed by Zuma in one of his state of the nation addresses - is to support  self determination and decolonization for the Western Sahara . The decision to re-establish ties with Morocco is likely to go down badly with some members of South Africa s ruling African National Congress (ANC), of which Zuma is leader.  The ANC - as one of Africa s oldest liberation movements - has long backed those seeking independence in the Western Sahara and has accused Morocco of occupying the region. The ruling party said in a statement it had  unequivocal support for Western Sahara  but that this did not mean it harbored enmity toward Morocco.   There is also no ANC policy that says South Africa should isolate Morocco,  the statement said. A spokesman for South Africa s foreign ministry could not be reached for comment on Sunday. Morocco has controlled most of the Western Sahara, which is rich in phosphates and has seen some initial oil exploration efforts, since 1975. A ceasefire in 1991 called for a referendum on self-determination for Western Sahara, but the vote has never taken place. worldnews
zum says south africa morocco resume diplomatic ties mediajohannesburg reuters south africa morocco resume diplomatic ties decade morocco withdrew ambassador pretoria south african president jacob zum said newspaper interview published sunday morocco recalled ambassador south africa former south african president that bei recognized breakaway region western share morocco claims part territory morocco african nation need relations zum told city press interview we never problems anyway first withdraw diplomatic relations zum met morocco king mohammed last week sidelines african union summit they felt even differ western share issues two countries relationship zum said morocco officials position meeting south africa official government position zum one state nation addresses support self determination colonization western share the decision ties morocco likely go badly members south africa ruling african national congress anc zum leader the anc one africa oldest liberation movements long backed seeking independence western share accused morocco occupying region the ruling party said statement unequivocal support western share mean harbor enmity toward morocco there also anc policy says south africa isolate morocco statement said a spokesman south africa foreign ministry could reached comment sunday morocco controlled western share rich phosphate seen initial oil exploration efforts since a ceasefire called referendum western share vote never taken place worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Zuma says South Africa and Morocco will resume diplomatic ties: mediaJOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South Africa and Morocco will resume diplomatic ties more than a decade after Morocco withdrew its ambassador from Pretoria, South African President Jacob Zuma said in a newspaper interview published on Sunday. Morocco recalled its ambassador from South Africa in 2004 after former South African president Thabo Mbeki recognized a breakaway region in the Western Sahara which Morocco claims as part of its territory.  Morocco is an African nation and we need to have relations with them,  Zuma told City Press in the interview.  We never had problems with them anyway; they were the first to withdraw diplomatic relations.  Zuma met Morocco s King Mohammed last week on the sidelines of an African Union-European Union summit.  They felt that even if we differ on the Western Sahara issues, the two countries should have a relationship,  Zuma said about Moroccan officials  position at the meeting. South Africa s official government position - as re-affirmed by Zuma in one of his state of the nation addresses - is to support  self determination and decolonization for the Western Sahara . The decision to re-establish ties with Morocco is likely to go down badly with some members of South Africa s ruling African National Congress (ANC), of which Zuma is leader.  The ANC - as one of Africa s oldest liberation movements - has long backed those seeking independence in the Western Sahara and has accused Morocco of occupying the region. The ruling party said in a statement it had  unequivocal support for Western Sahara  but that this did not mean it harbored enmity toward Morocco.   There is also no ANC policy that says South Africa should isolate Morocco,  the statement said. A spokesman for South Africa s foreign ministry could not be reached for comment on Sunday. Morocco has controlled most of the Western Sahara, which is rich in phosphates and has seen some initial oil exploration efforts, since 1975. A ceasefire in 1991 called for a referendum on self-determination for Western Sahara, but the vote has never taken place. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: zum says south africa morocco resume diplomatic ties mediajohannesburg reuters south africa morocco resume diplomatic ties decade morocco withdrew ambassador pretoria south african president jacob zum said newspaper interview published sunday morocco recalled ambassador south africa former south african president that bei recognized breakaway region western share morocco claims part territory morocco african nation need relations zum told city press interview we never problems anyway first withdraw diplomatic relations zum met morocco king mohammed last week sidelines african union summit they felt even differ western share issues two countries relationship zum said morocco officials position meeting south africa official government position zum one state nation addresses support self determination colonization western share the decision ties morocco likely go badly members south africa ruling african national congress anc zum leader the anc one africa oldest liberation movements long backed seeking independence western share accused morocco occupying region the ruling party said statement unequivocal support western share mean harbor enmity toward morocco there also anc policy says south africa isolate morocco statement said a spokesman south africa foreign ministry could reached comment sunday morocco controlled western share rich phosphate seen initial oil exploration efforts since a ceasefire called referendum western share vote never taken place worldnews