Austria expressed on Wednesday its support for the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797 (2025) affirming that “genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty could constitute a most feasible solution.”
This position was set forth in a joint Communiqué adopted following a meeting in Vienna between Austria’s Federal Minister for European and International Affairs Beate Meinl-Reisinger and Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita, who is on a working visit to Austria.
In this joint Communiqué, Austria welcomed the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2797, which also fully supports the efforts of the UN Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy to “facilitate and conduct negotiations, taking as a basis Morocco’s autonomy plan proposal, with a view to achieving a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable resolution” for the settlement of the regional dispute over the Sahara.
In this connection, Austria “welcomed Morocco’s willingness to explain what shape a genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty would take,” according to the joint Communiqué.
Austria’s strengthened stance reinforces the growing consensus generated by the international momentum in favor of the Moroccanness of the Sahara and the support of the Autonomy Initiative, culminating in the adoption by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2797 on October 31, 2025.
According to the Joint Communiqué, Austria also lauded the vast reforms carried out by Morocco under the leadership of King Mohammed VI in a bid to foster a more open and dynamic Moroccan society and economy, notably through the new development model and advanced regionalization as well as the empowerment of women and sustainable development.
Bourita’s working visit to Vienna, conducted at the invitation of Beate Meinl-Reisinger, provided an opportunity to deepen bilateral cooperation on issues of mutual interest.
During their talks, the two officials welcomed the historic and privileged partnership between Morocco and Austria.
