Sahara: Morocco highly appreciates Spain's positive positions

Sahara: Morocco highly appreciates Spain's positive positions
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Friday 18 March 2022 - 17:43

The Kingdom of Morocco highly appreciates Spain’s positive positions and constructive commitments on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara, contained in the message addressed to  King Mohammed VI by the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, said Friday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Abroad.

The terms of this message make it possible to envisage a clear and ambitious roadmap in order to sustainably place the bilateral partnership in the framework of the new bases and parameters highlighted in the Royal Address of August 20, 2021, said the ministry in a statement.

In this Address,  King Mohammed VI called for “inaugurating a new stage in relations between our two countries, based on trust, transparency, mutual consideration, and respect for commitments”.

It is in this spirit that comes to the visit to Rabat of the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Mr. José Manuel Albares, at the end of this month of March and before the month of Ramadan, stressed the ministry.

A visit to the Kingdom of Morocco of the President of the Spanish Government will also be scheduled later, concluded the statement.

A statement from the Moroccan Royal Cabinet announced this Friday that Spain is now standing behind Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Western Sahara, virtually ending the near year-long diplomatic crisis between the two countries.

In a message addressed to the Moroccan Head of State King Mohammed VI, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, stressed that he “recognizes the importance of the Sahara issue for Morocco.”

As such, “Spain considers the Moroccan autonomy initiative, presented in 2007, as the most serious, realistic and credible basis for resolving the dispute.”

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