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Moroccan and Italian experts gathered on Saturday in Verona, northern Italy, highlighted the relevance of Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, describing it as a serious and lasting solution to the regional dispute surrounding the issue. The meeting also brought together several Italian regional officials, as well as members of the Moroccan community living in […]
Morocco’s steady diplomatic gains on the Sahara issue and its growing network of global partnerships are highlighted in a recent report by the Washington-based Stimson Center, which portrays the Kingdom as an increasingly influential actor in regional and international affairs. Sahara issue According to the report, the Sahara issue- which Stimson center referred to as […]
Zambia reiterated on Thursday its firm and steadfast support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and Moroccanness of the Sahara. It also welcomed the historic adoption on October 31, 2025, by the UN Security Council of Resolution 2797, which enshrines, within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan as the only serious, credible, and lasting […]
The Czech Republic Thursday expressed support to the Morocco-proposed autonomy initiative as the most feasible solution to the dispute over the Sahara, and said it intends to act accordingly. This position was expressed in a Joint Declaration, signed in Rabat Thursday, following a meeting between Czech Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Petr […]
The United States’ newly declared strategic review of MINURSO, coupled with the Security Council’s Resolution 2797 renewing the mission with strengthened oversight, marks a decisive shift in the UN’s approach to the Sahara file, one that aligns increasingly with Morocco’s long‑standing call for a political solution based on autonomy under its sovereignty. A senior UN […]
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 […]