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The Republic of Panama, today Friday in Rabat, renewed its support for the autonomy plan, under Moroccan sovereignty, as the sole solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue, while expressing its support for UN Security Council Resolution 2797.
This position was expressed by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations of Panama, Carlos Arturo Hoyos Boyd, who is on a working visit to Morocco, following his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita. The Panamanian official affirmed that his country considers the autonomy initiative under Moroccan sovereignty, submitted by the Kingdom, as the only serious, credible and realistic basis for reaching a lasting solution to this regional dispute, within the framework of the ongoing process under the supervision of the United Nations, and with full respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco. He highlighted in this context that the Embassy of the Republic of Panama in Morocco exercises its full consular powers throughout the Moroccan territory, including the southern provinces. The Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations of Panama renewed his country's support for the Moroccan proposal consisting of the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty, submitted in 2007, which was enshrined in UN Security Council Resolution 2797. The Panamanian official also expressed his country's full support for the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his Personal Envoy to facilitate and lead the negotiations, based on the Moroccan autonomy proposal, with the aim of reaching a just, lasting and acceptable solution by all parties.
