Morocco’s ambassador to Spain, Karima Benyaich, returned to Madrid on Sunday, nearly a year after being summoned by Rabat for consultations.
In a statement to the Spanish News Agency, the Moroccan ambassador confirmed the news of her return to Madrid.
“It gives me great pleasure to return to work in Madrid and to strengthen relations between Spain and Morocco,” Benyaich said after arriving in the Spanish capital.
A statement from the Moroccan Royal Cabinet announced this Friday that Spain is now standing behind Morocco’s autonomy plan for 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.”
Sanchez added that “the serious and credible efforts of Morocco within the framework of the United Nations to find a mutually acceptable solution” seems like the most viable resolution to the conflict over the Kingdom’s southern territories.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Abroad said in a statement 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.
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”.
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