Germany deems Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Sahara as good basis for definitive solution

Germany considers the Moroccan autonomy plan to be “a good basis and a very good foundation for the final settlement” of the Sahara conflict, said, on Friday in Berlin, German Federal Foreign Minister, Annalena Baerbock.

Speaking at a press conference held at the end of the first session of the bilateral strategic dialogue between Morocco and Germany, which she co-chaired with her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, Baerbock highlighted the relevance of the Moroccan autonomy initiative.

She also reiterated her country’s support for UN efforts to find a political solution to the Sahara conflict.

On Friday, Bourita and Baerbock held the first session of the bilateral strategic dialogue, in accordance with the joint declaration adopted on the occasion of Baerbock’s visit to Morocco in August 2022.