Paraguay has formally recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and is considering opening a consulate in the southern provinces, Foreign Minister Rubén Darío Ramírez Lezcano announced Monday in New York.
“We support Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, and we are considering the upcoming opening of a Paraguayan consulate in the region,” Ramírez Lezcano told reporters following talks with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita on the sidelines of the 80th UN General Assembly.
The Paraguayan minister also confirmed that President Santiago Peña Palacios will soon pay an official visit to Morocco, adding that he himself plans to travel to the Kingdom before the end of the year.
The meeting between Bourita and Ramírez Lezcano covered bilateral ties and a broad range of issues of common interest, highlighting Paraguay’s growing alignment with Rabat’s position on the Sahara dispute.
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