Sahara: Paraguay MPs reaffirm backing to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Paraguay’s Chamber of Deputies has reaffirmed strong support to Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, saying it is “the only credible and serious basis for reaching a lasting solution under Morocco’s sovereignty in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.

In its latest statement released on the Sahara, the Paraguayan legislative institution welcomes the new resolution of the UN Security Council and expresses its support to the efforts of the UN Secretary General and his new Personal Envoy to reach “a realistic, pragmatic and enduring political solution based on compromise” to the Sahara regional dispute.

It also expresses backing to the roundtables’ format held by the UN on Sahara with the participation of the parties to the conflict: Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Polisario, urging the protagonists to engage more in this process and to cooperate fully with the UN SG and with each other in order to advance towards a mutually acceptable political solution.

The Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies also hails “Morocco’s commitment to the ceasefire agreements and the political process,” calling on the other parties to facilitate the mission of the UN Secretary General and his Personal Envoy to end this conflict.

In the statement, the Paraguayan lawmakers voice concern over the Polisario’s violation of the ceasefire agreements, Algeria’s unilateral decision of cutting diplomatic ties with Morocco and failure to abide by the UN Security Council resolution 2602.

They also express support for the United Nations calls on Algeria and polisario to allow UN agencies conduct a census of the population held in the Tindouf camps.