New York:Several petitioners at the United Nations Headquarters have expressed their approval of the increasing international support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Moroccan Sahara. This initiative, outlined in Security Council Resolution 2797, is now seen as the primary framework for the UN-led political process concerning the region.

According to Agence Marocaine De Presse, former Peruvian Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Rodriguez Mackay highlighted the global community’s growing endorsement of the autonomy plan as the political resolution to the regional conflict under Moroccan sovereignty. He emphasized that more than two-thirds of the UN member states now back the initiative, cemented by Resolution 2797 as the reference point for advancing the political process under the UN’s guidance.

Portuguese legal expert Ana Roios pointed out that the resolution reiterated the Security Council’s backing for Morocco’s plan, urging parties involved in the dispute to continue discussions based on this framework to achieve a final political solution. Roios also noted the European Union’s support, as evidenced during the 15th EU-Morocco Association Council, and mentioned that several EU countries, including France, Germany, and Finland, have shown their support for this initiative.

Senegalese geopolitician Abdoul Latif Aidara remarked that Resolution 2797 has led to a significant shift in the UN’s approach to the issue. He observed that the growing recognition of the “Moroccanity of the Sahara” and the withdrawal of recognition of the separatist entity indicate a major change in international stances. Aidara asserted that Morocco’s autonomy plan offers a serious and realistic foundation for resolving the regional dispute and fostering stability and development in the Maghreb and Africa.

Speakers at the UN Committee meeting underscored that Security Council Resolution 2797 has reinforced a global trend favoring Morocco’s autonomy plan as the sole path to a lasting and mutually acceptable political resolution to the conflict over the Moroccan Sahara.