UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, underscored in his annual report on the Sahara Morocco’s commitment to finding a political solution within its sovereignty and territorial integrity“Morocco has been confidently and responsibly engaged in the dynamic action launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in cooperation with his Personal Envoy,” said the report quoting a speech by King Mohammed VI. The report outlined that Morocco’s commitment is based on the same frame of reference that the King has outlined last year in an address on the occasion of the anniversary of the Green March. This commitment, as stated by the King in his royal speech, and as reflected in the report of the Secretary-General, is based on the Kingdom’s fundamental principles concerning the Sahara issue. Among these principles a clear “No” to any solution to the Sahara question other than within the framework of Morocco’s full sovereignty over its Sahara and the Autonomy Initiative, which has been declared serious and credible by the international community. The UN report also reiterated the call made in Resolution 2414 for the parties to show realism and a spirit of compromise in order to reach a feasible and lasting political solution.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 25, 2018 14:26 UTC