Canada recognizes the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco “as basis for a mutually acceptable solution” to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.
This position was expressed in a statement issued Tuesday in Ottawa by the Canadian Foreign Ministry, following a phone conversation held earlier between Anita Indira Anand, Canada’s minister of Foreign Affairs, and Moroccan minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita.
The statement also underscores that, acknowledging the “importance” of the Sahara issue to Morocco, Canada notes the adoption of UN Security Council resolution 2797 on October 31, 2025, and draws the appropriate conclusions.
Emphasizing the “need to reach a lasting, just and mutually acceptable political settlement in accordance with the principles of the UN Charter and relevant Security Council resolutions”, the Canadian Foreign ministry’s statement describes the autonomy plan put forward by Morocco as a “serious and credible initiative in achieving a just and lasting settlement of the conflict.”
This shift in Canada’s position comes ahead of an “official visit to Morocco” by minister Anand “in the coming weeks,” which will serve as an opportunity to “further discuss the two countries’ relations and to deepen discussions” on the Sahara, the statement concludes.
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