The United Kingdom has expressed its appreciation for Morocco’s serious efforts to advance the process towards a resolution of the Sahara issue. This position was stated in a Joint Declaration adopted at the end of the 4th session of the Strategic Dialogue between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United Kingdom.
The dialogue session was co-chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and the UK’s Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, and the United Nations, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon.
The UK reiterated its willingness to assist the parties in achieving a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable political solution to the Sahara issue based on compromise.
In the joint declaration, the two ministers reaffirmed the full support of the UK and Morocco for the efforts of the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, to find a solution to this dispute.
The UK applauded the constructive role played by Morocco in the region, particularly in promoting stability, security, and economic development, as well as in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism.
The UK also emphasized the exclusive role of the UN in facilitating the political process to resolve this dispute and reaffirmed its support for UN Security Council Resolution 2654.
Like the consecutive resolutions of the UN since 2007, Resolution 2654 of the Security Council praised Morocco’s serious and credible efforts and recalled the preeminence of the Moroccan autonomy initiative.
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