Ukraine declared its support for the autonomy proposal made by Morocco in 2007 as a legitimate and reliable foundation for resolving the Sahara conflict, said Ukrainian Foreign Ministry Dmytro Kuleba on an official trip in Rabat.
Kuleba spoke during a joint press conference with Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Kuleba arrived in Morocco on Sunday to begin talks with Moroccan officials as part of his second tour of African nations.
The head of Ukrainian diplomacy also stated that Ukraine supports Staffan de Mistura’s efforts as the UN Secretary General’s personal envoy for the Sahara region to find a practical, long-lasting, and amicable political solution that complies with UN Security Council resolutions.
In October 2022, the Ukrainian Minister traveled to Senegal, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Kenya as part of the first-ever tour of African nations.
The Ukrainian Minister’s trip to Africa aims to engage as many African nations as possible in the implementation of Volodymyr Zelenskyi’s Peace Formula, including Morocco.
The primary focus of the Ukrainian minister’s trips is to increase political backing for Ukraine from southern nations in the face of Russian aggression, particularly the most recent effort to seize Ukrainian territory.
Another goal of the Ukrainian Foreign Minister’s trip is to gain support for Ukrainian grain exports under the framework of the Black Sea Grain Initiative.
Additionally, the Ukrainian ministry hopes to open up new business opportunities, with Africa showing interest in Ukrainian goods and services, particularly food, medicine, high-tech equipment, education, experience in digital transformation and strengthening information stability and diplomatic experience.
In February 2023, Morocco made clear its firm commitment to the complete protection of the territorial integrity of UN members and supported peaceful resolution of conflicts.
The Moroccan country voted in support of a UN General Assembly resolution, after earlier abstentions from the previous UN session in 2022.
Today, Kuleba highlighted that both Ukraine and Morocco understand the importance of territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Nasser Bourita, the Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs, reaffirmed that the position of the Kingdom is founded on support for a positive neighborhood strategy as well as respect for the tenets of international law and the United Nations Charter.
Bourita had affirmed that Morocco is not taking part in the fighting between Russia and Ukraine in any way.
i think morocco give a big lesson to all countries all over the world of perseverance and how politik works to make peace between nations because violence will ever and never be a solution to solve problems