He British Foreign Minister David Lammydefends that the Moroccan autonomy plan For the Western Sahara is the “more credible, viable and pragmatic” base to resolve the conflict over the Spanish excolonia. In a joint appearance with his Moroccan counterpart, Naser Burita, in Rabat, Lammy pointed out that his country will act at the “bilateral, economic and international” level based on that position. Lammy stressed that London is aware of “to what extent the Sahara is important for Morocco.”
The British minister renewed his support for the efforts made by the special envoy of the Secretary General to La UN, Staffan di Mixtureto find a “lasting and acceptable” solution for all parties. For his part, Burita stressed that the United Kingdom’s position will give “A qualitative leap” to relations between the two countries, which will release “a new stage.”
“It is an important visit because it is an inflection point in relationships,” said Burita, who described Lammy’s visit as “historical” being the first displacement of a Birtan Foreign Minister to Morocco since 2011. The Moroccan minister stressed a consolidation of the cooperación in economic, security, defense, and investment matters, among others.
Praise to evolution
Moroccan minister stressed the importance of evolution of the United Kingdom position for being a Permanent Member of the Security Council and also of the group of friends of the Western Sahara -also form by France, Spain, the United States and Russia -and it was congratulated that four members of this group “were involved in this dynamic” support of the support of the support of the support of the support of the support of the support of the Moroccan plan autonomy for Spanish excolonia.
During their meeting, the two ministers signed four legal instruments regarding Education, Health, Water and Investmentsin addition to the signing of a joint statement between both parties.
The United Kingdom position is a Tour of the traditional diplomatic position of London that is pronounced for the first time with respect to Moroccan autonomy planand thus adds to the positions of other powers that were pronounced in favor of the Moroccan Autonomy Plan such as The United States and France, in addition to Spain, Germany and Belgiumamong others.
He conflict of the SAHARA OCCIDENTAl is present at the United Nations Security Council agenda since 1975 in which Rabat -That manages 80 % of the territory- proposes an autonomy plan for the territory under its sovereignty, while the Saharawi Polyries Front advertise one Self -determination referendum -What is the plan originally approved by the UN-, to opt between independence or autonomy defended by Morocco.
