Rabat – The UAE has renewed its unwavering support for Morocco’s position over Western Sahara.
The UAE representative to the UN renewed the country’s support during a recent 4th Committee of the UN General Assembly.
The representative emphasized that the UAE supports the Autonomy Plan presented by Morocco in 2007, recalling the UN Security Council position, describing the Moroccan initiative as a “serious and credible” basis to end the dispute over Western Sahara.
The UN representative also conveyed the UAE’s support for the UN-political process, welcoming UN Secretary General Staffan de Mistura’s efforts to relaunch the roundtable process.
The UAE is one of 27 countries that have opened consulates in Morocco’s Dakhla or Laayoune, reflecting their support for the country’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over Western Sahara.
The Gulf country opened its consulate general in Laayoune in 2020.
The opening made the UAE the first Arab country to open a diplomatic representation in Morocco’s southern provinces. Following the UAE, Jordan and Bahrain also opened consulates in the region.
A group of countries took the stage at the 4th UN Committee meetings to renew their support for Morocco’s territorial integrity.
Last week, the Qatari government renewed its support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan as the best path toward regional peace.
The third Secretary of the Permanent Mission of Qatar to the UN, Sheik Abdul Rahman bin Abdulaziz Al Thani renewed his country’s support for the UN-led political process and its efforts to find a mutually acceptable and lasting settlement to the Sahara dispute.
Jordan echoed a similar statement during a meeting of the fourth committee, welcoming the positive adherence of “brotherly Morocco to its efforts” in finding a lasting solution to the Sahara issue through the Autonomy Plan initiative.
Saudi permanent representative to the UN Abdulaziz Alwasi also expressed his country’s support for the Moroccan plan, saying that the Moroccan initiative is in line with the “UN Charter, Security Council, and General Assembly resolutions.”
