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In a reference to Laayoune as a Moroccan city, the Spanish official gazette has reflected the official position of the country in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. The Spanish official gazette had in August cited Laayoune in a text, in a move that shows Spanish commitment to its 2022 declaration in which it […]
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 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 […]
Morocco “will always have the unconditional and continued support of Gabon regarding the Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara,” Gabon’s Foreign Minister Régis Onanga Ndiaye, said Monday in Rabat. “I would like to reaffirm that Morocco has always been a privileged partner of Gabon, and in this context the Kingdom of Morocco will always have the […]
Cape Verde’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Rui Alberto de Figueiredo Soares reiterated, Monday, his country’s support for Morocco’s territorial integrity. In a statement to the press following talks with his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, in Rabat on the sidelines of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on Middle-Income Countries, Soares reaffirmed Cape Verde’s recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty […]
Morocco will never allow its Sahara to become a diplomatic maneuvering ground for South Africa, rejects any interaction with Pretoria on the Moroccan Sahara issue, and will never allow South Africa to have any role in this issue. The remarks were made by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale Diplomat, in comments on […]
Guinea-Bissau has reiterated its support for the sovereignty of Morocco over its entire territory from Rabat on Friday. “Guinea-Bissau recognizes the Kingdom’s sovereignty over its entire territory, and is committed to doing everything possible to ensure that this reality is recognized on an international scale,” Guinea Bissau’s Foreign Minister Carlos Pinto Pereira told the press […]
UN Sahara envoy Staffan De Mistura’s talks held lately in Pretoria with South African foreign minister and Morocco’s enemies have left many scratching their heads trying to understand the rationale behind such a strange move. What’s intriguing is that Mr. De Mistura knows that South Africa is taking a hostile stand against Morocco’s territorial integrity […]
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 Italian government has excluded the Algeria-backed Polisario separatist group from the Italy-Africa summit, held in Rome, despite the pressure exerted by the Algerian regime which has tried to no avail to buy the support of Rome through discounted gas deals. The Algerian blackmail strategy of weaponizing its gas supplies to get political gains has […]