King Mohammed VI announced that Morocco will update and expand its 2007 autonomy initiative to present it as the sole framework for United Nations–led negotiations on the Sahara, following a new Security Council resolution backing Morocco’s plan.
In a national address, the monarch said the revised plan would be submitted to the UN “as the only realistic and applicable basis for negotiation,” reiterating that the proposal guarantees self-management for the southern provinces under Moroccan sovereignty.
“We are now entering the stage of resolution at the UN level,” he said, adding that the October 31 resolution sets out “principles and responsibilities” needed to achieve a final settlement in line with the UN Charter.
Under Morocco’s autonomy framework, first introduced in 2007, the southern provinces would elect regional legislative, executive and judicial institutions empowered to manage local economic, cultural and social affairs while the central state retains authority over defense, foreign policy and currency.
The initiative, repeatedly welcomed in UN resolutions as “serious and credible,” also includes guarantees for human rights, local financing mechanisms, and safeguards for the Hassani-Sahrawi identity.
The monarch described the moment as a “before and after” turning point in Morocco’s modern history, marking a shift “from management to transformation” in the kingdom’s approach to its territorial integrity.
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