Commonwealth of Dominica reiterates support to Morocco’s territorial integrity, sovereignty
The Commonwealth of Dominica reaffirmed, on Monday in Rabat, its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over all its territory, including the Moroccan Sahara.
This position was expressed in a Joint Communiqué issued following talks in Rabat between visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Commonwealth of Dominica, Vince Henderson, and his Moroccan peer, Nasser Bourita.
In this Joint Communiqué, Henderson reiterated his country’s support for the Autonomy Plan, presented by Morocco in 2007, as the only credible, serious, and realistic solution for resolving the dispute over the Sahara.
In this regard, he praised the efforts of the United Nations as the exclusive framework for achieving a realistic, practical, and lasting solution to this regional dispute.
As a member of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the Commonwealth of Dominica welcomed the opening of an OECS Embassy in Rabat in October 2018 and a Consulate General in Dakhla on March 31, 2022, which will certainly represent a great opportunity to further consolidate bilateral exchanges between Morocco and the six Eastern Caribbean States, the Communiqué emphasizes.
In a statement to the media after his talks with Bourita, Vince Henderson commended King Mohammed VI for his vision to promote South-South cooperation.
“I would like to express the great appreciation of the Commonwealth of Dominica for the vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI for a South-South cooperation, based on effectiveness, solidarity and pragmatism”, Henderson told the media, underlining that the Commonwealth of Dominica has enormously benefited from its cooperation with Morocco in this context.
“Over the years, and thanks to the reinforced diplomatic relations between the two countries, we have benefited from the development of human resources, scholarships for Dominican students in Morocco, and technical assistance in agriculture, among others,” he pointed out.
