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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 […]
The High Representative of the European Union reaffirmed the alignment of the 27 Member States with UN Security Council Resolution 2797 and confirmed that Morocco’s autonomy plan constitutes the basis for negotiations within the exclusive framework of the United Nations. This came in an official written reply, dated February 20, 2026, to a question from […]
Senegal has welcomed the historic October 31, 2025, United Nations Security Council adoption of Resolution 2797, which establishes Morocco’s autonomy plan as the sole serious, credible, and sustainable basis for resolving the regional Sahara dispute. The position was expressed in a joint communiqué issued Monday in Rabat following discussions between Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita […]
Massad Boulos, Special Advisor to the U.S. President for Arab and African Affairs, reaffirmed Washington’s steadfast support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces, declaring the Moroccan Autonomy Plan as the only viable framework for resolving the Western Sahara dispute. His remarks once more dissipate the propaganda of the Algerian regime which was unable to […]
The United Nations Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2797 has sparked a wave of diplomatic reactions, as Morocco marks a diplomatic victory in favor of its autonomy plan for the Sahara territory. The resolution defines autonomy under Morocco’s sovereignty as “a most feasible outcome” and calls for the parties to negotiate on that basis without […]
As the United Nations Security Council prepared to vote on a pivotal resolution endorsing Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, Algeria launched a last-minute diplomatic offensive to alter the language of the U.S.-drafted text. The resolution, which framed Morocco’s autonomy initiative as basis for negotiations was met with unprecedented activism by Algiers which proposed amendments […]
The UN Security Council will vote this Oct 31 on a resolution that calls for the parties to negotiate on the basis of Morocco’s autonomy plan as the conflict nears its 50th anniversary. Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal, first submitted in 2007, is described in the resolution as a “most feasible” basis for a just, lasting, and […]
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 […]
British Development minister Jenny Chapman has reiterated her country’s support for the Autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the plan as “the right pragmatic way forward.” During a debate held Monday at the House of Lords on the Sahara conflict, Baroness Chapman of Darlington said : “given the length […]
Belgium has described autonomy under Morocco’s sovereignty as the basis for a political solution to the Sahara issue. The announcement was made in a joint declaration signed by the two countries’ foreign ministers, marking a significant shift in Brussels’ position and signaling deeper bilateral cooperation. Aware of the centrality of the Sahara issue to Morocco, […]