Angola supports mutually acceptable political solution to Sahara issue

Angola says it supports a political solution based on compromise to the Sahara regional conflict.

In a joint statement issued Tuesday in Rabat following the 3rd meeting of the Moroccan-Angolan Joint Cooperation Commission, Angolan foreign minister Téte Antonio said his country encourages the efforts made by the UN Chief and his personal envoy, Staffan De Mistura for a “just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution based on compromise”.

The Angolan top diplomat and his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita reiterated on this occasion their steadfast commitment to the principles of international law and legality, and to the respect of sovereignty and territorial integrity of States

In a joint statement issued at the end of the commission’s works, Angola praised the leadership of King Mohammed VI on the issue of migration at the African and international levels and lauded Morocco’s vision of an emerging, stable, and prosperous Africa, while Morocco hailed the Angolan President, João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço, in his capacity as the African Union’s designated champion of peace and reconciliation in Africa.

The two sides had an in-depth exchange of views on regional and international issues of common interest, and expressed their shared desire to contribute to the development of the African continent while preserving peace and security.