The EU also said its position on the Sahara had not changed after France recognized the Moroccan government

2024-07-31 14:18:31

BRUSSELS, July 31. (NEWS) –

The European Union also said this Wednesday that its position on the West Bank has not changed after France announced that it recognizes the Moroccan government on the region as “the only basis to achieve a just political solution.”

“It is for each Member State to respond based on their own circumstances. The common position of the European Union in this regard remains unchanged,” said an EU Foreign Affairs spokesperson in a statement to Europa Press, after the announcement from Paris.

This Tuesday Emmanuel Macron expressed France’s “clear and constant” support for the strike plan that Morocco planned in 2007, assuring that the objective is “a fair and negotiated solution in accordance with the resolutions of the Security Council of United Nations.”

For its part, the EU maintains a common position, which includes the support of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, and his representative for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, “to continue the political process aimed at achieving a just political solution affect. “”realistic, pragmatic, lasting and universally acceptable to the question of Western Sahara”, stressed that the solution must be in accordance with the resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations.

Macron’s announcement is an important step in supporting Moroccan independence for the Sahara. At the beginning of this year, Rabat expressed its desire for France to move forward at its level and in harmony with Spain after the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, said in a letter to Mohamed VI in March 2022 that the Moroccan renewal program for the Sahara is “the most serious, credible and realistic initiative” for a solution to the conflict.