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A group of UK former officials, MPS and security pundits urged their country to back Morocco’s autonomy plan, describing it as conducive to regional security and serving UK’s interests. Among the speakers at a conference held as part of an event showcasing Morocco’s investment opportunities, Liam Fox reiterated his call on the UK government to […]
The Congress of the Socialist International (SI) held last week in Madrid has ignored the Polisario and invited the Sahrawi Movement for Peace (MSP), which backs Moroccan Autonomy Plan, dealing a hard blow to the Algeria-backed separatist group. The MSP is known for its pragmatic approach for the settlement of the Sahara regional conflict to […]
President of the Spanish Government President Pedro Sánchez reiterated, on Wednesday from Rabat, his country’s position supporting the autonomy plan presented by Morocco in 2007, to resolve the artificial dispute over the Sahara. Speaking at a news conference held at the end of his working visit to the Kingdom, Sánchez reaffirmed the Spanish government’s position […]
Spain has officially reaffirmed that the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for the Sahara, presented in 2007, is “the most serious, realistic and credible basis for the resolution of this dispute” and underlined the importance of Sahara issue for Morocco. This came in a written response by the Government to the question asked at the congress by […]
French new foreign minister Stéphane Séjourné said he will invest in improving ties with Morocco and reaffirmed Paris support for the Sahara autonomy plan. “The Republic’s President has personally asked me to invest in French-Moroccan relations to open a new chapter in our toes. I will be committed to that,” Sejourne told Ouest-France daily paper. […]
Morocco has sent a strong rebuking message to South Africa for its malicious and disruptive meddling in the Sahara issue and the UN-led political process. “South Africa was and will remain a marginal actor in the Moroccan Sahara issue and a dissonant voice, without any influence or weight,” said Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita at […]
The United Kingdom should support Morocco’s Autonomy Plan offering a workable solution to the Sahara issue, says a leading UK defense and security think-tank. The Moroccan Autonomy Plan “remains the only credible, lasting, realistic and constructive solution” to the Sahara conflict, says a report by the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI). Following a paralyzing impasse […]
The Gambia has reaffirmed its steadfast support for Morocco’s Autonomy plan, saying it is the only “credible and realistic” solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand was expressed in a joint communiqué issued Thursday in the Moroccan Saharan city of Dakhla following the 3rd meeting of the Morocco-Gambia Cooperation commission held under the […]
The Biden administration has intensified lately political and military consultation with the Algerian regime in a bid to de-escalate tension with neighboring Morocco, Washington’s strategic ally and partner. However, several experts wonder whether the U.S. overture to Algeria will hold given the impulsive diplomacy of a country controlled by an oppressive and corrupt junta swaying […]
The Government of Budapest has reaffirmed its unwavering backing to the realistic autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty for a lasting and peaceful resolution of this regional dispute. The supportive stand was expressed by Hungary’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Peter Szijjártó at a press conference held in Rabat following his […]