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Dominican Republic expresses support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over Sahara, announces intention to open consulate in Dakhla

The Dominican Republic, through the voice of its President Luis Abinader, has expressed support for Morocco’s Sovereignty over its Sahara and announced its intention to open a consulate in Dakhla. President Luis Abinader asked Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, who represented King Mohammed VI at the President’s inauguration ceremony, to convey to the Monarch “the Dominican […]

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Dominican Republic, Eswatini and Comoros Reaffirm Steadfast Backing to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

The Dominican Republic, the Kingdom of Eswatini and the Union of the Comoros have all reiterated their unwavering support for Morocco’s realistic & credible autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty in line with UN Security Council resolutions. The supportive standing was voiced by the foreign ministers of the three countries during their […]

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Dominican Republic reiterates ‘absolute recognition’ of Moroccanness of Sahara, considers opening of Consulate in Dakhla

The Dominican Republic has reiterated its “absolute recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara”, and underlined that it “considers favorably” the opening of a Dominican consulate in the town of Dakhla. The Dominican Minister of External Relations, Roberto Alvarez, had sent a written message to his Moroccan peer in order to bring to the attention […]

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Dominican Republic reaffirms support to Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Sahara

The Dominican Republic has reaffirmed support to the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara. This came during the constituent general assembly of the Moroccan Association of Friendship with the Dominican Republic (AMARD) held this week in Rabat. The ambassador of the Dominican Republic to Morocco, Amaury Justo Duarte, who hosted the AMARD constituent assembly, explained […]

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Morocco Becomes “Advanced Partner” of Central American Parliament

Morocco has been granted the status of “advanced partner” by the Central American Parliament (Parlacen) in recognition of the Kingdom’s key role in strengthening South-South cooperation. The announcement has been lately in Guatemala City by Parlacen’s President Daniel Ortega Reyes during a meeting with a Moroccan MP delegation led by Speaker of the House of […]

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Dominican Republic joins worldwide support for Morocco against Polisario provocations

Morocco continues to gain global support for its legitimate and self-defense action made by Moroccan army to restore the free movement of people and goods in the southern border of  Guerguarat zone between Morocco and Mauritania. In this vein, the Dominican government has voiced its solidarity with the North African Kingdom and condemned the obstructions […]

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Suriname reaffirms Support for Morocco’s territorial integrity

Suriname has expressed outright support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its southern provinces, the Sahara, and backed the Kingdom’s efforts to settle the regional dispute within the framework of the UN. This came in a joint statement issued following a visit by Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita to the Surinamese capital Paramaribo where he held talks with […]

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Morocco, Dominican Republic waive visa requirements

Morocco and the Dominican Republic have waived visa requirements for each other’s citizens as part of a set of agreements signed during the visit Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita paid earlier this week to the Caribbean nation. As part of the deal, Moroccans and Dominicans can stay in either country up to 60 days without […]

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Dominican Republic: Police bust money laundering cell connected to drug trafficking between Spain & Morocco

Security authorities in the Dominican Republic have deported a French national, boss of a network accused of laundering money coming from drug trafficking activities between Spain and Morocco. The French, Michel Pierre Vincent Loubet, had been arrested last week alongside four other Spanish nationals in the northern part of the Central American country. The operation […]

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Sahara: Socialist International Backs Peaceful & Lasting Political Solution

The Council of the Socialist International has voiced backing to the UN-brokered efforts seeking to reach “a peaceful, pragmatic and mutually acceptable political solution” to the Sahara issue. In a resolution adopted at the end of its meeting held Jan. 28-29 in Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic), the Council of SI expressed support to the UN […]