Rabat - US Secretary of State John J. Sullivan received Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita on Tuesday. During the meeting, Sullivan reiterated his country’s position on the Western Sahara conflict.
Rabat – US Secretary of State John J. Sullivan received Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita on Tuesday. During the meeting, Sullivan reiterated his country’s position on the Western Sahara conflict.
Sullivan expressed his gratitude to the Moroccan official and Moroccan people for their “strong partnership and friendship with the United States on common priorities, including the fight against Daesh,” Sullivan spokesperson Heather Nauert said at the end of the meeting between the two officials.
.@statedeptspox: Acting Secretary of State John Sullivan met with Moroccan Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Nasser Bourita to discuss the U.S.-#Morocco partnership on shared priorities, including the global fight against ISIS. https://t.co/ogmklZFoip pic.twitter.com/4n4cewYLd2
— Department of State (@StateDept) April 4, 2018
During their meeting, Sullivan reiterated the US position on the conflict: “the United States expresses its commitment to the United Nations to continue its efforts to find a peaceful, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution” to end the four-decade-long conflict.
While in the US, the Moroccan official will meet with the UN Secretary-General to hold talks on the development of the Western Sahara situation, including Polisario’s illegal maneuvers in the region and its violations to the UN ceasefire agreement.
