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Sahara: Suriname expresses full support to Autonomy Plan; decides to open Consulate General in Dakhla

Suriname has expressed full support to the Morocco-proposed autonomy plan for the Sahara as the unique basis for a political solution to the regional dispute and announced its decision to open a Consulate General in the city of Dakhla. The remarks were made by Surinamese Foreign Minister Albert Ramdin in Rabat on Wednesday during a […]

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Sahara: Maghreban Initiative Supporting Autonomy Plan

A Maghreban initiative supporting the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict will be launched on May 20 in Moroccan Saharan city of Laayoune, announced this Wednesday news website H24Info.ma This initiative will be unveiled in presence of personalities from the five Maghreb countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya […]

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Sahara: Netherlands joins international momentum, supports Autonomy Plan

The Netherlands considered, Wednesday, the autonomy plan, presented in 2007 by Morocco, as “a serious and credible contribution to the UN-led political process” to find a solution to the Sahara issue. This came in the joint statement issued after talks held in Marrakech by the Moroccan and dutch Foreign Ministers , Nasser Bourita and Wopke […]

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Spain’s Foreign Ministry adopts Morocco’s undivided map, including its Sahara

The Foreign ministry of Spain has published on its website a map showing undivided Morocco including the Sahara. The move comes after Spain’s decision to officially endorse the Moroccan Autonomy Plan as the most serious and credible basis to end the dispute over the Sahara and the landmark meeting held Thursday in Rabat between Spanish […]

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Sahara: Italian MPs and Experts Commend Spain’s Stand Supporting Morocco’s Autonomy Plan

Several influential Italian MPs and senators have welcomed Madrid’s backing of the Moroccan autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying it is a forward step towards finding a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. Commenting on the bold Spanish move in his twitter account, Italian MEP Marco Zanni praised the Spanish […]

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Sahara: Philippines supports Morocco’s territorial integrity

The Government of Philippines has voiced strong support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara, commending the autonomy plan offered by Rabat as “good basis” to finding a political solution to the Sahara regional conflict. “On the Sahara issue, we defend the principle of sovereignty and equality of States as stipulated in the […]

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Morocco’s Saharan City, Dakhla, signs twinning accords with two Italian cities

The city of Dakhla, pearl of Moroccan Sahara, has sealed lately twinning agreements with the Italian cities of Crotone and Vibo Valentia to bolster partnership in tourism, trade, green economy, sports and culture. the twinning agreements also seek to strengthen cooperation in territorial promotion and capacity building management. The twinning agreements were signed by visiting […]

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Parliament: Jordan & Peru Reiterate Firm Backing to Morocco’s Territorial Integrity

Speaker of Jordan’s Senate and Head of Peru’s Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee have voiced strong backing to Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara in separate meetings held Monday in Rabat with senior Moroccan officials Speaking to journalists following his talks with Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita, visiting Speaker of Jordanian Senate, Faysal Akef Al Fayez, reaffirmed […]

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Moroccan Sahara highway almost complete

Works to build a highway linking Tiznit in central Morocco to Dakhla are now 81% complete, in a key project that will improve connectivity between Morocco and its south and open a gateway for road traffic to the rest of Africa. The new 1055km-long road will be built at a cost of 10 billion dirhams […]

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Sahara: Washington reaffirms Support to Morocco’s “serious, credible & realistic” Autonomy Plan

The Biden administration has reaffirmed the U.S. strong backing to the “serious, credible and realistic” autonomy plan offered by Morocco under its sovereignty for a lasting and peaceful resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. The American supportive stand was voiced in a press release issued Tuesday in Washington DC following the meeting of Secretary of […]