Burundi reiterates unconditional support for Morocco’s territorial integrity & sovereignty, hails king’s Atlantic Initiatives

Burundi’s Foreign Minister Albert Shingiro has reiterated his country’s consistent position in favor of Morocco’s territorial integrity and unconditional support to the Kingdom’s sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara region.

This came during a meeting the Burundian official held in Rabat on Thursday with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita.

Albert Shingiro also reiterated Burundi’s support for the Morocco-proposed Autonomy Plan as the only credible and realistic solution to resolve the Sahara regional dispute.

Shingiro further praised the efforts of the United Nations as the exclusive framework for reaching a realistic, practical, and lasting solution to the dispute over the Sahara.

During the meeting, the Burundian official praised King Mohammed VI’s leadership, for a prosperous and stable Africa, as well as the Royal Initiatives for the benefit of the Atlantic African States. These in initiatives, he said, seek to make of the African Atlantic space a geostrategic framework for a united and active cooperation, and give Sahel States access to the Atlantic Ocean by linking them to the transport and communication networks of their regional environment.

Bourita on his part praised the major role played by President Évariste Ndayishimiye in the search for peace and stability in Africa.

During their talks, the two ministers praised the exemplary nature of relations between the two countries, and reaffirmed their commitment to make every effort to develop, intensify, and diversify their cooperation in several fields.

The meeting highlighted by the signing of a joint communiqué, and agreement to sign the roadmap 2025-2027 at the meeting of the coming Joint Cooperation Commission, to be held in Burundi.