The Republic of Paraguay, which recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, has decided to open soon a Consulate in the Moroccan Saharan territory.
The decision was announced by FM of this South America country Rubén Ramírez Lezcano during a meeting held Wednesday in Rabat with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita.
Paraguay’s top diplomat has also reaffirmed his country’s full support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and for the autonomy plan presented by the Kingdom in 2007, describing the plan as the only serious, credible and realistic basis for the resolution of the regional dispute.
During their Rabat meeting, the two ministers agreed to strengthen cooperation ties between Morocco and Paraguay in renewable energy, logistics, agriculture, air transport, and tourism.
As Morocco is a major industrial & logistics hub in Africa, while Paraguay is a major player in agro-industry and hydroelectricity in South America, the two countries have pledged to build a sustainable Atlantic economic partnership In their joint declaration, Bourita and his Paraguayan peer also agreed to foster cooperation between Morocco and MERCOSUR to promote a balanced and solidary partnership across the South Atlantic.
The Moroccan FM commended the economic vision of President Santiago Peña, focusing on social justice and modernization, while Ramírez Lezcano hailed the royal initiatives, especially the African Atlantic States Process, the Initiative seeking to enable Sahel countries access to the Atlantic Ocean and the Atlantic African Gas Pipeline seeking shared prosperity and stability.
