Source: Embassy of Morocco in South Africa |

Morocco reaffirms its commitment for a political solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, within the framework of the Kingdom's national sovereignty and territorial integrity

The talks took place in the presence of the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the UN, Mr. Omar Hilale

PRETORIA, South Africa, July 6, 2022/APO Group/ --

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita, held talks today June 5, 2022 in Rabat, with the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Moroccan Sahara, Mr. Staffan de Mistura.

The talks took place in the presence of the Ambassador, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the UN, Mr. Omar Hilale.

On this occasion, the Moroccan delegation recalled the constants of Morocco's stance in favor of a political solution, based exclusively on the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative, within the framework of the Kingdom's national sovereignty and territorial integrity, as reaffirmed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in his speech on the occasion of the 46th Anniversary of the Green March, on November 6, 2021.

On this occasion, the delegation also reiterated Morocco's commitment to the political process of the round tables, in accordance with UN Security Council’s resolution 2602, which calls for a "realistic, pragmatic, sustainable and compromise-based" political solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Embassy of Morocco in South Africa.