Rabat:Ecuador has announced its support for Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara, with plans to extend consular coverage nationwide and a scheduled visit by its ambassador to Morocco's southern provinces.

According to Agence Marocaine De Presse, this position was articulated in a joint communiqué following discussions in Rabat between Nasser Bourita, Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, and Roberto Carlos Kury Pesantes, Ecuador's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility. The communiqué highlights Ecuador's view of Morocco's 2007 autonomy initiative as "the only serious, credible, and realistic solution" to the Sahara dispute.

Ecuador's statement further emphasizes that genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is seen as the most feasible resolution to the conflict. As part of its diplomatic support, Ecuador plans to demonstrate its backing through a visit by its ambassador to the Sahara region, aligning with its diplomatic, economic, and consular strategies.

Additionally, Ecuador intends to foster economic and commercial cooperation in the Moroccan Sahara, aiming to create opportunities that could benefit Africa's economic sectors by enhancing investment, trade, and development ties.