The United States reaffirms Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara

This article was automatically translated from HIBAPRESS, the Arabic version:

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In confirmation of the position communicated by President Donald Trump to King Mohammed VI, the United States has reaffirmed its recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.

On the occasion of an interview on Tuesday between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans living abroad, Nasser Bourita, and the Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, the latter “reiterated that the United States recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty on the Sahara”.

During the telephone interview between the Moroccan sovereign and the President of the United States of America, in December 2020, President Donald Trump informed the king of the promulgation of a presidential decree, with what this act contained as undeniable and immediate legal and political force, relating to the decision of the United States of America to recognize the full sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco on the whole of the Moroccan Sahara region.

In addition, the head of American diplomacy has reaffirmed that the United States “supports the proposal for serious, credible and realistic autonomy as the only basis for a just and lasting solution to this dispute,” said the spokesperson for the State Department, Tammy Bruce. Marco Rubio reaffirmed that the United States “continues to believe that authentic autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the only feasible solution”.

In this context, he said that “the American president urges the parties to engage in discussions without delay on the basis of the Moroccan autonomy proposal as the only framework in order to negotiate a mutually acceptable solution”.

The Secretary of State “noted that the United States would facilitate progress towards this objective,” concluded the spokesperson.