Rabat/ Morocco : Moroccan media and ministry of foreign affairs have claimed that two African states , Liberia and Côte d’Ivoire have reiterated their position in favor of the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over its entire territory, including the Sahara region. Their statements on the topic came after another country Malawi expressed the same few days ago.
Liberian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sara Beysolow Nyanti reaffirmed, on Friday 17 Jan 2025, in Laayoune, during the third session of the Morocco-Liberia Joint Cooperation Commission.
During a press briefing following her talks with Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita, the Liberian foreign minister expressed her country’s support for the autonomy plan put forward by Morocco, as the only credible and realistic solution for resolving this regional dispute.
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She also praised the efforts of the United Nations as the exclusive framework to achieve a realistic, practical, and lasting solution to the Sahara dispute.
In this regard, Bourita thanked Liberia for its steadfast and firm support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, particularly for its clear position in favor of the Moroccan Sahara.
This support was demonstrated through the opening of the Liberian General Consulate in Dakhla in 2020 and Liberia’s participation in the 2021 Ministerial Conference in Support of the Autonomy Initiative under Morocco’s Sovereignty.
Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Integration and Ivorians Abroad, Léon Kacou Adom was also visiting the same region of Morocco in connection with Fifth Session of the Morocco-Côte d’Ivoire Great Joint Cooperation Commission.
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During a press conference following his talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, the Ivorian Head of Diplomacy expressed his country’s support for the autonomy plan presented by the Kingdom of Morocco, which constitutes the only credible and realistic solution to resolve this regional dispute.
He also praised the UN efforts as the exclusive framework to achieve a realistic, practical and lasting solution to the Sahara dispute.
In this respect, Bourita thanked Côte d’Ivoire for its constant and firm support for Morocco’s territorial integrity, in particular for its clear position in favor of the Moroccan Sahara, which was reflected in the opening of a Côte d’Ivoire Consulate General in Laâyoune in 2020.