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The European Union has welcomed the UN Security Council Resolution backing autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty as a basis for talks to settle the Sahara conflict. This marks a shift in the EU’s position which has for long echoed UN calls for a political, lasting and mutually acceptable solution, without defining the direction of negotiations. The […]
Morocco’s diplomatic success on the Western Sahara issue stems from the coordinated efforts of two key figures operating under King Mohammed VI’s strategic vision: Omar Hilale, Morocco’s permanent representative to the United Nations, and Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Their collaborative work reached a milestone with UN Security Council Resolution 2797, adopted October 31, […]
The United States has reaffirmed its support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara, signaling deeper alignment with Rabat ahead of a pivotal UN Security Council vote on Oct 30. In an exclusive interview with Sky News Arabia, Massad Boulos, the US President’s special adviser for Arab and African affairs, said Washington is “genuinely optimistic” […]
US president Donald Trump reiterated his country’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and described autonomy as the only solution to the dispute. “I also reiterate that the United States recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara and supports Morocco’s serious, credible, and realistic Autonomy Proposal as the only basis for a just and lasting […]
Two senior Belgian politicians have called on the European Union to support the Autonomy Plan for the Sahara, proposed by Morocco, a reliable EU partner. Louis Michel, former State Minister, and Jacques Brotchi, honorary President of the Belgian Senate, issued on Saturday a joint statement, urging the European Union to back the autonomy solution under […]
Chad Monday threw its weight behind Morocco’s autonomy proposal for the Sahara, whose independence is claimed by the Algeria-backed separatist Polisario front. Chadian Foreign Minister Amine Abba Sidick stressed his country’s position as he visited his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita in Rabat. Chad, the Foreign Minister recalled, has severed ties with the pseudo-Sahrawi Republic since […]
Turkmenistan expressed support to Morocco’s efforts to find a lasting political solution to the Sahara on the basis of the autonomy initiative within the framework of its territorial integrity. The autonomy plan “is the only solution to the conflict over the Sahara,” Turkmen foreign minister Rachid Meredov said Thursday following talks with speaker of […]