Kenya’s new position in favor of the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative
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Following the message of His Majesty King Mohammed VI to the new President of the Republic of Kenya, William Ruto, the Republic of Kenya has declared that it supports the UN framework as the exclusive mechanism for finding a lasting and lasting political solution to the Sahara conflict and supports the serious and credible autonomy plan proposed by the Kingdom of Morocco as the only solution based on the territorial integrity of Morocco to resolve the Sahara conflict.
A former Spanish colony, Western Sahara is a disputed territory between Morocco and the Polisario front. The Polisario, an armed branch of the so-called “Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic” (SADR), supported by Algeria, continues to demand the holding of a referendum, while Morocco, which has significantly developed this arid region, proposes a more practical solution, that of an extended autonomy under its sovereignty.
In a joint statement, the Republic of Kenya following the delivery, on 14 september 2022, of a message from HM the King to the Kenyan Head of State, said that
“In deference to the principle of territorial integrity and non-interference, The Republic of Kenya extends total support to the serious and credible autonomy plan proposed by the Kingdom of Morocco, as the unique solution based on Morocco’s territorial integrity” to solve the Sahara issue, the joint statement said.
“The Republic of Kenya supports the United Nations framework as the exclusive mechanism to find a lasting and durable political solution of the dispute over Sahara issue,” the same source added.