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In a significant development, the French President officially announced to HM the King that he “considers that the present and future of Western Sahara are part of Moroccan sovereignty.”
In a message addressed to His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, the French President, His Excellency Mr. Emmanuel MACRON, officially announces to the Sovereign that he “considers that the present and future of Western Sahara are part of Moroccan Sovereignty,” the Royal Cabinet said in a statement on Tuesday.
In this same Message, which coincides with the commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the Throne Day, the President of the French Republic assures His Majesty the King of “the inviolability of the French position on this national security issue for the Kingdom” and that his country “intends to act in accordance with this position at the national and international levels”.
To this end, His Excellency President Emmanuel MACRON affirms that “for France, autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the framework within which this issue must be resolved. Our support for the Autonomy Plan proposed by Morocco in 2007 is clear and constant”, adding that this plan “now constitutes the only basis for achieving a political, just, lasting and negotiated solution, in accordance with the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council”.
“Today, an increasingly broad international consensus is emerging,” notes the French Head of State, regarding the Autonomy Plan under Moroccan Sovereignty, specifying that “France is playing its full part in all the forums concerned,” notably through his country’s support for the efforts of the Secretary General of the United Nations and his Personal Envoy. “It is time to move forward. I therefore encourage all parties to come together with a view to a political settlement, which is within reach,” says President MACRON in his message.
Furthermore, after welcoming Morocco’s efforts for the economic and social development of the Moroccan Sahara, the President of the French Republic pledged that “France will support Morocco in this process for the benefit of local populations.”
This announcement by the French Republic, a permanent member of the UN Security Council, constitutes an important and significant development in support of Moroccan sovereignty over the Sahara. It is part of the dynamic driven by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God preserve him, and supported by many countries in different regions of the world, in favor of the territorial integrity of Morocco and the Autonomy Plan as the exclusive framework for the resolution of this regional dispute.
