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Morocco wins growing international support for autonomy as ‘Sole’ solution to Sahara issue

Representatives of forty countries, including 27 ministers, took part at a virtual ministerial conference to reiterate support for Morocco’s autonomy proposal as the only political solution to the Sahara issue. The conference was co-chaired by Moroccan Foreign Minister and US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker. “President Trump’s proclamation on December […]

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Germany joins its voice to countries backing Morocco’s autonomy plan

German Ambassador to Rabat has described the autonomy initiative put forth by Morocco to settle the Sahara issue as the most realistic solution and separatists claims of the Polisario are “unfeasible”. “It is difficult to find a more realistic solution” than the autonomy initiative to the Sahara conflict which has long lasted, the German Ambassador […]

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Turkmenistan: Moroccan Autonomy Plan, only solution to Sahara conflict

The government of Turkmenistan has expressed its firm support to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting settlement of the Sahara conflict, saying this realistic plan, backed by the international community, is the only solution to this regional conflict. This stand was voiced by the foreign minister of this Central Asian country Rachid […]

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Sahara: Santiago Reaffirms its Supportive Stand towards Autonomy Plan

Speaker of Chile’s Chamber of Representatives Ivan Flores has renewed his country’ s firm backing to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. “Chile recognizes UN resolutions and supports Morocco’s credible and realistic autonomy plan for the Sahara”, said on Monday Ivan Flores after meeting in Rabat […]

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Sahara: Bogota Reaffirms Support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Colombia’s Deputy Minister for Multilateral Affairs, Adriana Mejia Hernandez, has reaffirmed her country’s firm support to the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan offered for the Sahara and to the sustained efforts made by Rabat for the settlement of the Sahara issue within the UN framework. Bogota backs Morocco’s stand aimed at achieving a lasting solution to the […]

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Italian Cities Back Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Sahara

Eighteen Italian cities have voiced strong backing to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara conflict. In a joint statement released lately, the mayors of eighteen Italian communes of Canavese, in the Piedmont region, “welcomed the process of advanced regionalization which provides for a new, more dynamic policy in […]

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Morocco’s Sahara autonomy plan, serious and credible- Portuguese FM

Portugal described as “serious and credible” Morocco’s plan to grant autonomy to the Sahara region, saying the proposal offers prospects for the resolution of the Sahara issue. The remarks were made by Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva following talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita in Rabat Wednesday. “The Portuguese position on this regional […]

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Sahara: Autonomy Plan, “Serious & Credible” Approach (Greek FM)

Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias labeled on Wednesday Morocco’s autonomy plan as a “serious and credible approach” for the resolution of the Sahara issue. Athens “deems the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara, submitted to the United Nations, as a serious and credible approach to reach a solution” to this regional conflict, said Mr. Dendias […]

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UN: Autonomy Plan is the Only Solution to Sahara Issue

Morocco’s permanent representative to the UN Omar Hilale affirmed, on Wednesday before the UN fourth Committee, that the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara is the only solution to this regional conflict, underlining Rabat’s firm commitment to the political process initiated under the exclusive aegis of the United Nations. The resumption of this […]

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UN: Morocco Reaffirms Autonomy Plan for Sahara Offers Lasting Solution to this Regional Conflict

Head of Morocco’s Govt Saad-Eddine El Othmani said on Tuesday in New York, that his country is working earnestly to find a lasting political solution to the Sahara regional dispute, but made it clear that the Kingdom’s total sovereignty over its southern provinces is absolutely non-negotiable. Addressing the 74th Session of the UN General Assembly, […]