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This position, reaffirmed by a spokesperson at the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in a statement to MAP, refers to the Joint Declaration of October 20, 2022, which was adopted following the meeting in Rabat of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Mr. Nasser Bourita, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Foreign Trade and Federal Cultural Institutions of the Kingdom of Belgium, Ms. Hadja Lahbib.
The Belgian minister reiterated, on this occasion, “Belgium’s long-standing support for the process led by the United Nations for a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution for the parties”.
In this Declaration, “the two ministers agree on the exclusivity of the UN in the political process and reaffirm their support for UN Security Council Resolution 2602, which noted the role and responsibility of the parties in seeking a realistic, pragmatic, lasting political solution based on compromise.”
Morocco and Belgium also welcomed the appointment of the Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, and reaffirmed their active support for his efforts to advance the political process on the basis of the relevant resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, as well as for MINURSO.
According to the spokesperson, the Joint Declaration of October 20, 2022 “confirms the position that Belgium had already adopted on February 14, 2014 within the framework of the High Joint Commission between Morocco and Belgium and which had been expressed by the Prime Minister of the time, Mr. Elio Di Rupo”, who had stressed that “Belgium appreciates the serious and credible efforts deployed by Morocco to this end, in particular through the presentation of its autonomy plan”.
This position is also, adds the same source, in line with the principles recalled in the most recent resolution of the United Nations Security Council relating to the question of the Sahara, namely resolution 2703 of October 30, 2023.
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