Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita conferred Monday in Rabat with UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura who is touring the region ahead of the mid-April UN Security Council informal consultations on the Sahara. The meeting was attended by Omar Hilale, Morocco’s Ambassador to the United Nations. During these talks, the Moroccan delegation highlighted the international […]
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Albania backs Morocco’s stand on Sahara, hails royal Atlantic initiatives
Albania endorsed Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara as “serious and credible” and commended the kingdom’s role in promoting regional stability. This came in a joint statement following talks between Albanian foreign minister Igli Hasani and his Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita. “Albania recognizes the importance of the western Sahara issue for Morocco as well as […]
Iraq reiterates steady support to Morocco’s territorial integrity, lauds King’s firm defense of Palestinian cause
Iraq reiterated, on Saturday, its constant position in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity, and praised the international momentum in favor of the autonomy plan for the resolution of the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. This stance was expressed in a joint statement released following talks in Rabat between Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister […]
São Tomé & Príncipe reiterates constant position in favor of Morocco’s territorial Integrity
São Toméan Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ilza Maria dos Santos Amado Vaz, reiterated, on Thursday in Rabat, her country’s constant position in favor of Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara region. In a press briefing following talks with her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, the head of São Tomé and […]
Ghana starts countdown for Polisario’s membership within African Union
Ghana has cut ties with the Polisario’s self-proclaimed SADR entity, showing that the days of the Algerian proxy separatist entity are numbered within the African Union. Ghana has informed the Moroccan foreign ministry that it no longer recognizes the Algeria-based SADR entity, ending about five decades of ties. The decision marks a breakthrough for Morocco […]
After it suspended recognition of pseudo- ‘sadr’, Ecuador highlights importance of Morocco’s autonomy initiative for Sahara
Ecuador’s Foreign Minister Gabriela Sommerfeld reiterated, on Monday, her country’s decision to suspend its recognition of the self-proclaimed “sadr” and emphasized the importance of the Autonomy Initiative for the Sahara region, proposed by Morocco in 2007. During a virtual meeting with her Moroccan peer Nasser Bourita, Sommerfeld took the opportunity to reaffirm Ecuador’s decision, taken […]
Sahara: Grenada reiterates support for Morocco’s autonomy plan & welcomes Royal Initiatives for Sahel
The Government of Grenada has reiterated unwavering support to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for the Sahara under the Kingdom’s sovereignty, saying the plan is the ONLY “credible, serious and realistic solution” to the Sahara regional dispute. The supportive stand was expressed by Prime Minister of this Caribbean country Dickon Mitchell following his talks […]
Hungary supports Autonomy Plan as ‘most credible basis’ to resolve Sahara dispute, lauds Royal Atlantic Initiative
Hungary has joined its voice to the supporters of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara as it expressed its support for the Kingdom’s efforts to resolve the Sahara issue and backing to the Autonomy Plan, presented in 2007, as “the most credible basis” to resolve this dispute. This position was expressed by Hungary in the Joint […]
Moroccan King thanks Panama’s President following his country’s wise decision on Kingdom’s first national cause
King Mohammed VI has sent a message of thanks to the President of Panama, José Raúl Mulino Quintero, following his country’s wise decision regarding the Kingdom’s first National Cause, a decision that opens new page in bilateral ties. “I would like to address my most sincere thanks, following the wise decision undertaken by your friendly […]
Ecuador closes Polisario’s representation, asks separatists to leave the country
The Republic of Ecuador has officially begun the process of revoking its recognition of the so called “Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic” (SADR), self-proclaimed by the separatist Polisario group that it had previously recognized in 1983 and allowed to establish a so-called “embassy” in the country in 2009. The decision to end diplomatic relations with the […]









