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On Tuesday, Cambodia expressed its support for the Moroccan plan for autonomy and for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom.
This position was expressed in the joint statement signed by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia, Prak Sokhonn, following their talks via video conferencing. During these talks, and in the midst of the important and steady achievements witnessed by the Moroccan Sahara file, led by His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God grant him victory, Cambodia expressed its support for the Moroccan plan for autonomy and for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom. The joint statement stated, “After praising the efforts of the Kingdom of Morocco aimed at reaching a negotiated political solution to this regional dispute through the autonomy plan presented by Morocco in 2007, His Excellency Mr. Prak Sokhonn renewed his country's full support for the sovereignty of the Kingdom and its territorial integrity. In this context, Cambodia praised “the serious, realistic, and credible efforts made by Morocco” to end this regional dispute, expressing its full support for “the efforts of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his Personal Envoy for the Sahara in accordance with the determinants established by the relevant Security Council resolutions on this issue.” The two high-ranking officials renewed their countries' commitment to the shared values of peace, security, and stability. In this regard, the joint statement adds, “The two ministers affirmed their rejection of all separatist agendas that aim to undermine the sovereignty of the member states of the United Nations and their territorial integrity.” They also stressed that “the threats posed by separatist entities to political security and stability in many regions are no less dangerous than the threats posed by terrorists and extremist groups,” thereby highlighting the globally recognized intersection between separatist groups and terrorist groups, whose connections and relationships have been proven in several regions of the world. This new clear support for the Moroccan plan for autonomy and for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom by an important country in Southeast Asia reinforces the support of the vast majority of the international community for the legitimate position of the Kingdom regarding its Sahara.
