Colombia’s Parliament Foreign Affairs Committee expressed on Monday in Rabat, full support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and autonomy plan for the Sahara. The Colombian MPs delegation also held separate meetings with Speakers of the two chambers of the Moroccan parliament, who have both praised the Colombian parliament for its backing to Morocco’s territorial integrity and to the autonomy plan for the Sahara, describing the position expressed through the resolution adopted last December as noble and historic. The autonomy plan was recognized by the international community as “a serious, realistic and credible” offer for reaching a final solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The two sides stressed the need to engage in joint reflection on ways to consolidate bilateral and multilateral parliamentary cooperation, through a tripartite mechanism (Morocco-Africa-Colombia). The Colombian delegation’s visit is part of the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Colombia.

Source: The North Africa Journal February 26, 2019 13:52 UTC