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Rabat – A delegation of American elected officials and business leaders from the town of Great Neck, New York arrived in the southern city of Dakhla this week to learn more about the city’s economic potential and the opportunities available in the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region.
The Wali of the region and the President of the Dakhla City Council received the delegation on Tuesday at the council headquarters. The visit is part of a cooperation agreement signed between Dakhla and Great Neck, aimed at strengthening the partnership and developing joint projects in areas of common interest.
SNRT News quoted a source from the Dakhla City Council as saying that the American delegation showed strong interest in several sectors, especially renewable energy, the new Dakhla Atlantic Port, and the region’s growing agricultural potential.
In an official statement, the Dakhla City Council said the visit is part of ongoing efforts to deepen international partnerships that help increase the city’s attractiveness and support development projects. Members of the city council attended the meeting, along with the regional director of the Dakhla Regional Investment Center, who gave a detailed presentation on the economic advantages and investment opportunities in the region.
The visit comes at a time when the United States continues to reaffirm its support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the “serious, credible and realistic” solution to the Western Sahara issue. Since Washington recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the region in December 2020, US administrations have maintained the same position, highlighting the plan as the most viable basis for a lasting political solution.
Several American delegations, think-tank missions, and business groups have also visited Dakhla and Laayoune in recent years, reflecting the growing US interest in economic and strategic cooperation with Morocco in the southern provinces.
International momentum around the Autonomy Plan has also increased. The latest UN Security Council resolution on Western Sahara, adopted last month, once again welcomed Morocco’s efforts and called the Autonomy Plan “a serious and credible basis” for resolving the conflict. The resolution also urged all parties to engage constructively in the political process.
More countries, including in Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America, have been opening consulates in Dakhla and Laayoune and showing growing diplomatic support for Morocco’s approach and acknowledging the region’s stability and development.
