France Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Its Sahara - French FM

The dotted between Western Sahara and the rest of the kingdom disappeared from the planosphere displayed in the room of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Palais-Bourbon, a few months after France recognized "Morocco's sovereignty" over this territory.

France has reaffirmed its support for the Moroccan Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara despite the recent diplomatic rapprochement with Algeria, a great rival of the Moroccan kingdom in the Maghreb.

It has been at the heart of the controversy between the PP and Vox and it is now Morocco that welcomes the fact that, among the agenda of some of the Murcian centres where the Programme for the Teaching of Arabic Language and Moroccan Culture (PLACM) is offered, there are open mentions "to the feast of the Green March", the illegal invasion in 1975 by Morocco of the territory of Western Sahara, the then province number 53 of Spain and until toda…

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot reiterated France’s position, expressed at the highest level of the State, in support of Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara. “A few months ago, we expressed our vision of the present and future of the Sahara, which falls within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty as a direct consequence of the Moroccan autonomy plan,” the head of French diplomacy said during a hearing before th…

France Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Its Sahara - French FM

Paris, April 03 – French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot reiterated France’s position, expressed at the highest levels of government, supporting Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara. “Just a few months ago, we made clear our position: the present and future of Western Sahara fall within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, as a […] The post France Reaffirms Support for Morocco’s Sovereignty Over Its Sahara – French FM…

"A few months ago we expressed our vision of the present and future of Western Sahara, which forms part of Moroccan sovereignty as a direct result of the Moroccan autonomy plan," he said at a hearing on Wednesday before the Foreign Affairs Committee in the National Assembly. "There are no other realistic and credible solutions today," he said. "This is part of a "sustainable and mutually acceptable political solution to the United Nations and we…