The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs hailed the quadripartite negotiations hosted lately by Madrid and Washington on the Sahara in line with UN Security Council resolution 2797 which endorsed the Autonomy Plan in the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty.
The French supportive position comes in a press release issued by Quai d’Orsay following the meeting held Tuesday in Paris by French top diplomat Jean-Noël Barrot with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita on the sidelines of the 2nd World Nuclear Energy Summit, hosted by France in Boulogne-Billancourt.
The French Foreign Ministry statement said UNSC resolution 2797 “provided a clear framework for re-starting talks based on the Moroccan autonomy plan, under the auspices of the United Nations.”
The historic Sahara resolution 2797, adopted end of October 2025, calls upon the four parties to the Sahara conflict (Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Polisario), to engage in discussions without preconditions, taking as basis Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal, with a view to achieving a final and mutually acceptable political solution.
During their talks, Barrot and Bourita reaffirmed the importance of the reinforced special partnership between France and Morocco and applauded the vitality of their relationship.
The Quai d’Orsay also said the two ministers are looking forward to the 15th edition of the High-Level Bilateral Meeting in Morocco.
