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Senegal renewed, on Thursday before the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, its support for the autonomy plan presented by Morocco to reach a final solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, reaffirming its support for the Kingdom's sovereignty and territorial integrity.
During a speech before the committee, the Senegalese representative reiterated his country's support for the Moroccan autonomy plan, which "constitutes a credible option to end this regional dispute." The Senegalese diplomat considered that the Moroccan autonomy initiative "lays the foundations for a realistic and sustainable solution that would ensure the prosperity of the region, the security and well-being of the Sahrawi population, on the basis of the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco and its territorial integrity." On the other hand, Senegal expressed its satisfaction with the "encouraging development" in the Moroccan Sahara issue since the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2797, which renewed the mandate of MINURSO and called for the resumption of dialogue between regional actors" under the auspices of the United Nations. Senegal also called for strengthening cooperation with UN bodies to "optimally guarantee the fundamental rights of the population of the Tindouf camps" in Algeria, particularly "freedom of expression, freedom of association, access to international humanitarian aid intended for them, as well as their registration, in accordance with international humanitarian law and the recommendations of the UN Secretary-General."
