Poland, Paraguay and Cambodia support Morocco’s autonomy plan for Sahara

Poland considers the autonomy plan, proposed by Morocco in 2007, to be “a serious, realistic, and pragmatic basis for a lasting settlement” of the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.

Poland’s support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative in the Sahara

This new Polish position was expressed by Polish Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski in a joint statement issued Tuesday following a telephone conversation with Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Abroad.

Poland’s support for the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative joins that of many European Union member states. Twenty-three EU member states and more than 120 other countries now support a lasting solution within the framework of autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty, Morocco World News said.

Cambodia

For its part, Cambodia expressed its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan in the Joint statement signed by Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, following their videoconference meeting.

“While welcoming Morocco’s efforts to achieve a negotiated political solution to this regional dispute through the Autonomy Plan submitted by Morocco in 2007, Prak Sokhonn reiterated Cambodia’s full support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco,” the joint communiqué stated.

In this context, Cambodia “commended Morocco’s serious, realistic, and credible efforts” to end this regional dispute, while expressing its full support “for the efforts undertaken by the UN Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy for the Sahara, which are consistent with the parameters of the relevant Security Council resolutions on this issue,” the statement noted.

During the same conversation, the two foreign ministers confirmed their intention to strengthen diplomatic relations and increase cooperation in defense and trade. According to the joint statement, “the economic dynamic between the two countries is growing strongly.”

Paraguay about Sahara

In the same vein, the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Paraguay, Raúl Luís Latorre, reaffirmed, Tuesday in Geneva, his country’s “firm” and “constant” support for the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over its southern provinces, hailing the Moroccan autonomy initiative as a “just” and “credible” solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.

In a statement to the press after his meeting with the President of the House of Councillors, Mohamed Ould Errachid, on the sidelines of the 151st Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Paraguayan official stressed that Paraguay considers the Sahara to be an integral part of Morocco, saying that Paraguay’s position on this issue is “clear and unequivocal.

On this occasion, the President of the Paraguayan Parliament handed Ould Errachid a copy of the resolution unanimously adopted by the Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies, which recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and supports the Moroccan autonomy initiative for the Moroccan Sahara.

Morocco‘s autonomy plan for the Sahara enjoys growing support from many countries, including the United Kingdom, France, the United States, and Middle Eastern countries, as well as 23 European countries. This support has strengthened in recent years, with UN Security Council resolutions favoring autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty as the basis for a lasting political solution.