Morocco’s King reaffirms autonomy as only solution to Sahara issue

King Mohammed VI received UN chief Antonion Guterres to whom he reiterated Morocco’s steady position to settle the regional dispute over the Sahara on the basis of the autonomy initiative.

Morocco has put forward in 2007 the autonomy initiative under its sovereignty as a win-win solution to the Algeria-fabricated conflict.

The talks also raised resolution 2654 of the UN Security Council adopted in October 2022.

In this respect, the King reaffirmed support for the UN Sahara Special Envoy Stafan De Mistura and for the peace-keeping mission of the MINURSO.

Guterres thanked the King for the success of the Alliance of Civilizations’ 9th forum in Fez and commended the commitment of the sovereign to the values of openness, tolerance and dialogue.

He also highlighted Morocco’s contribution to peace keeping and stability and development promotion on the African continent.

Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General Miguel Graca, and Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita attended the meeting.