Rabat – Burkinabe Minister of Foreign Affairs Olivia Ragnaghnewende Rouamba reiterated on Friday her country’s support for Morocco’s territorial integrity.
In comments made during her meeting with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita, Rouamba stressed that the kingdom’s autonomy plan “represents the only credible and realistic solution” to the Western Sahara dispute.
As well as describing the Moroccan autonomy plan as “a credible as serious solution for the Western Sahara dispute,” the head of Burkinabe diplomacy hailed the UN’s efforts for reaching a realistic, practical, and lasting solution to the long-standing territorial dispute.
Invoking recent recommendations by the UN Security Council and the decision of the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the African Union held in July 2018, Rouamba argued that any solution to the Western Sahara question must preserve the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Morocco.
Meanwhile, Bourita welcomed Burkina Faso‘s participation in the ministerial conference in support of Morocco’s autonomy initiative held virtually in January 2021 alongside the US.
The Moroccan minister recalled the opening of Burkina Faso’s Consulate General in Dakhla in October 2020, notably expressing Rabat’s readiness to further strengthen cooperation with Ouagadougou.
Earlier this year, Morocco and Burkina Faso renewed their commitment to developing multi-dimensional cooperation at the bilateral, regional, and international levels.
The two countries also agreed to extend their cooperation to fight against terrorism and radicalism and the implementation of economic, technical-scientific, and cultural projects for the benefit of their respective people.
The value of Moroccan exports to Burkina Faso reached $83.7 million in 2019. According to OEC data, the exports included refined petroleum ($27.3 million), insulated wire ($7.81 million), and mineral or chemical fertilizers ($5.89 million).
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