Sahara Issue: United Arab Emirates Reaffirms 'Full Support' for Morocco's Sovereignty, Autonomy Plan

Sahara Issue: United Arab Emirates Reaffirms 'Full Support' for Morocco's Sovereignty, Autonomy Plan
Wednesday 9 October 2024 - 09:08

The United Arab Emirates reiterated, in New York, its “full support” for the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Morocco, as well as the autonomy plan presented by the Kingdom to definitively settle the regional dispute over the Sahara.

“The State of the United Arab Emirates underlines its unwavering position of standing alongside brotherly Morocco in its just causes within regional and international fora to preserve its sovereignty, as well as the security and unity of its territory,” said the Emirati representative, Abdalla Al Zarooni, before the members of the 4th Committee of the UN General Assembly.

He also stressed that his country supports all the measures that Morocco is implementing to defend its legitimate rights and backs the autonomy plan.

This initiative, deemed serious and credible by the Security Council, is in accordance with international law, as well as the Charter and resolutions of the United Nations, he pointed out.

The diplomat also praised Morocco’s sustained efforts aimed at strengthening the dynamics of human development in the Southern Provinces, within the framework of the new development model launched in 2015, noting that this model has played a “positive role” in improving the living conditions of the populations of the Moroccan Sahara.

He underscored the importance of continuing the political process under the aegis of the UN Secretary-General and his personal envoy to achieve a definitive solution to this regional dispute that has lasted for decades.

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