The Moroccan delegation has reaffirmed the four pillars of the Kingdom’s position regarding its sovereignty over its Sahara, as defined by King Mohammed VI.
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita met on Sunday in New York, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, with the UN Special Envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, ahead of the UN Security Council
meeting on the issue in October.
The meeting, attended by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, was an opportunity to highlight the international momentum in support of the Kingdom’s sovereignty over its Sahara and the growing support of many countries for the autonomy initiative proposed by Morocco.
According to a statement issued by the Permanent Mission of Morocco to the United Nations, the Moroccan delegation reiterated to Mr. De Mistura the four principles of the Kingdom’s position on the Moroccan Sahara, as defined by King Mohammed VI.
The first of these principles is support for the efforts of the Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy to find a realistic, pragmatic and lasting political solution based on compromise.
The second reaffirms that autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the only solution to this regional dispute, while the third insists on round tables with the participation of all parties, including Algeria, as the only framework for this process, in accordance with the Security Council Resolution 2703 of October 30.
Morocco also demands scrupulous respect for the ceasefire by the other parties as a precondition for the continuation of the political process.
Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch reiterated at the UN General Assembly Morocco’s consistent position on the Sahara issue, saying that the growing international support for Morocco’s sovereignty over
its Sahara and the autonomy initiative sends a clear message to other parties to the conflict and to the UN that it is time to move towards a political solution on this basis, through the Round Table process and in accordance with the Security Council resolutions.
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