Parlacen delegation’s visit to Laayoune, token of support for Moroccan sovereignty over its Sahara

The President of the Central American Parliament (Parlacen), Carlos René Hernandez, said a recent visit to Laayoune has reaffirmed the bloc’s support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and its sovereignty over all its territories.

Hernandez, who led a Parlacen delegation to Morocco in mid-April, said, on the sidelines of Parlacen’s General Assembly in Santo Domingo, that the trip confirmed to the Parlacen members the relevance of their backing for Morocco’s territorial integrity, and provided opportunity to reaffirm that the autonomy plan is a “realistic and credible” solution to the decades-long dispute over the Sahara.

Hernandez thanked the Moroccan House of Councilors for its role in organizing a regional migration forum and for the hospitality extended during the delegation’s April 14–17 visit.

The visit included high-level meetings with Moroccan officials and culminated in the “Laayoune 2025 Declaration,” which praised the stability and development of the southern provinces and reaffirmed Parlacen’s position on the Sahara.

Morocco has an observer status in Parlacen.