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Rabat – Saudi Arabia has expressed its steadfast support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern provinces in the Western Sahara.
Saudi Arabia also renewed its position in support of Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the most serious and credible political position to end the decades-long dispute.
The Saudi Representative to the UN renewed Riyadh’s position before the 4th Committee of the UN General Assembly, reaffirming that the autonomy initiative is a solution consistent with international law and the resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly of the UN.
Saudi Arabia also reiterated its rejection of any infringement on the supreme interests of the Kingdom as well as on its territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
Saudi Arabia’s statement appears to come as a response against the latest hostile ruling from the European Justice Court (ECJ).
Last week on Friday, the court accused the EU Commission of violating “the right to self-determination of the people of Western Sahara” by concluding trade agreements with Morocco that included products from Morocco’s southern provinces.
Shortly after, the European Union defended its partnership with Morocco, noting that it is committed to its long-standing, strategic, and mutually beneficial relationship with Rabat.
“The EU reiterates the high value it attaches to its strategic partnership with Morocco, which is long-standing, wide-ranging, and deep,” the statement said.
Morocco also responded to ECJ’s verdict, noting that the North African country is consistent in its position that it will not agree to any agreement or legal instrument that does not respect its territorial integrity.
Morocco also does not consider the ECJ’s ruling as relevant or important for its agricultural or fisheries agreements with the EU, according to the Moroccan Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Morocco’s position has received support from many countries within the EU, including Spain, France, Belgium, Hungary, the Netherlands, Finland, Portugal, and the Czech Republic, among several others.
