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The Moroccan Autonomy Plan is the most serious and credible basis for a lasting political solution to the Sahara dispute says Zambian Minister of Justice and Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe.
The Moroccan Autonomy Plan is the most serious and credible basis for a lasting political solution to the Sahara dispute says Zambian Minister of Justice and Acting Foreign Affairs Minister Mulambo Haimbe. Zambia has renewed its support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its southern provinces in Western Sahara. The minister conveyed his country’s position as he visited Rabat, where he held discussions with senior officials – including Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita.
The Zambian official also renewed his country’s support for the UN-led political process, which he described as the most viable and realistic framework to achieve a feasible, practical, and sustainable solution to the decades-old territorial dispute. Bourita welcomed Zambia’s renewed support for Moroccan territorial integrity and commended the depth of the evolving ties between Morocco and Zambia.
He also renewed Zambia’s support for the UN-led political process, which he described as the most viable and realistic framework to achieve a feasible, practical, and sustainable solution to the decades-old territorial dispute. In 2019, then Zambian foreign minister Henry Kalaba announced the country’s decision to cut off diplomatic ties with Western Sahara, in a move that shocked the diplomatic community.
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In recent years, several African countries have recently renewed support for Morocco’s territorial integrity. Earlier this month, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Cote d’Ivoire also reaffirmed their endorsement of the Moroccan Autonomy Plan during the C24 regional seminar in Venezuela.
