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The UN Security Council has voted overwhelmingly for a resolution supporting clearly Morocco’s Autonomy plan offered for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty as a credible basis for negotiations. The landmark resolution, which extends MINURSO mandate for one year, was approved Friday with 11 votes in favor to none against, 3 abstentions (China, Pakistan, and […]
The Republic of Paraguay, which recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, has decided to open soon a Consulate in the Moroccan Saharan territory. The decision was announced by FM of this South America country Rubén Ramírez Lezcano during a meeting held Wednesday in Rabat with Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. Paraguay’s top diplomat has also reaffirmed […]
British Development minister Jenny Chapman has reiterated her country’s support for the Autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, describing the plan as “the right pragmatic way forward.” During a debate held Monday at the House of Lords on the Sahara conflict, Baroness Chapman of Darlington said : “given the length […]
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated the need for Algeria’s strengthened commitment to achieving a political solution to the regional dispute over the Sahara, while welcoming Morocco’s recent signals in favor of dialogue with Algeria In his latest report to the Security Council on the Moroccan Sahara, Guterres welcomes Morocco’s recent signals in favor of […]
France, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, reiterated, on Wednesday, its “unwavering” position in support of Morocco’s support over its Sahara. Following a meeting with the minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, on the sidelines of his participation in the 4th Conference on Feminist Foreign Policies, the head of French diplomacy, Jean Noël […]
Algerian Foreign minister Ahmed Attaf spoke on the phone with Russian peer Sergei Lavrov on Tuesday in a desperate move to have Russia veto against the American draft resolution supporting Morocco’s Autonomy plan offered by the Kingdom for the Sahara under its sovereignty. However, Moscow is signaling a shift in its position in favor of […]
The Republic of Poland, member of the European Union, has expressed support for the Autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the Moroccan plan is a “serious, realistic, pragmatic” basis for reaching a lasting solution to the Sahara regional conflict. Warsaw backing was expressed by Poland’s FM Radosław Sikorski during […]
The Government of Cambodia has expressed support for the Autonomy Plan proposed by Morocco for the Sahara under its sovereignty, saying the plan offers “serious and realistic” political solution to this decades-long conflict. The supportive stand was made by FM of this Southeast Asian country Prak Sokhonn during his talks held Tuesday remotely with Moroccan […]
A draft resolution introduced by the United States positions Morocco’s autonomy plan not as one option among many, but as the sole recognized pathway to a lasting peace, a move that could redefine the diplomatic landscape in North Africa. The text elevates Morocco’s autonomy plan from a “credible option” to the only recognized solution for […]
The Rabat-Moscow rapprochement over the Sahara issue has infuriated the Algerian rulers who responded with a boycott of the Russian Energy week 2025, a major international event organized in Moscow October 15 to 17 to discuss key challenges and innovations shaping the global energy sector. According to intelligence sources, a senior Algerian delegation, composed of […]