 | The Moroccan autonomy initiative is a serious and realistic basis for a final solution to this regional dispute and there is no autonomy outside sovereignty
Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, called on the European Union (EU) to leave its comfort zone and support the positive dynamics underway in the Moroccan Sahara.
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Answering to a question of the Europe agency on the decision of the United States of America to recognize Morocco's sovereignty over its Sahara, the minister stressed that this is "a natural evolution of the U.S. position which, since 2007, considers the Moroccan autonomy initiative as a serious and realistic basis for finding a final solution to this regional dispute," adding that "when we say autonomy, I do not think there is autonomy outside of sovereignty".
This position, he said, "strengthens the chances of a final solution," noting that "Morocco is ready to engage in such a process, under the auspices of the United Nations, to find a solution within the framework of its autonomy initiative to the Sahara issue".
The minister recalled in this regard that at the end of January, 42 countries supported this approach, specifying that "this is not an isolated position, but a trend at the level of the international community".
Bourita called in this context for the EU to move out of its comfort zone.
"Europe just needs to get out of its comfort zone and support this international trend," he stressed, pointing out that "the process has been going around in circles for years" and that today, "a direction is emerging and it is this direction that the EU must espouse as well".
The minister affirmed in this same context that Europe needs a stable and secure Sahelo-Saharan zone, noting that "these wishes can remain pious if there is no commitment".
Today, the train will leave. Will Europe remain passive or will it contribute to this dynamic?, he wondered.
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