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Portugal Signals Support for Morocco's Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara
LISBON, PORTUGAL, JUL 22 – Portugal joins major powers backing Morocco's plan as a credible solution for Western Sahara, reinforcing diplomatic momentum amid a decades-long territorial dispute, officials said.
- On Tuesday in Lisbon, Portugal reaffirmed its support for Morocco's autonomy plan, following talks between Nasser Bourita and Paulo Rangel, endorsing the disputed Western Sahara.
- In recent years, France, the United States, Spain, Germany and last month Britain have all backed the Moroccan autonomy plan, indicating growing global support, as the UN Security Council called in October last year for all sides to hold new talks 'in good faith'.
- Portugal described the plan as `the most serious, credible and constructive basis to reaching a solution`, adding that `any solution must always... be carried out under the auspices of the United Nations`, Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel said.
- Bourita called it `a deepening of bilateral ties`, adding `the move cemented closer relations`.
- With new consulates opening, support for Morocco's sovereignty gains a tangible form, as Portugal's endorsement adds momentum to Morocco's diplomatic campaign.
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Portugal backs Morocco sovereignty plan for disputed W. Sahara
Portugal on Tuesday became the latest nation to back Morocco's plan to give autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty to the disputed Western Sahara territory. Portugal considers the plan "serious, credible and constructive" for the resource-rich north African territory, where the Algerian-backed Polisario Front rebel group has campaigned for an independent state. Morocco moved in to control most of the sparsely populated territory after former coloni…
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Times LivePortugal signals support for Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara
LISBON - Portugal joined other Western countries in expressing a positive view of Morocco's autonomy proposal for the disputed Western Sahara region, after Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel said on Tuesday the plan had a \"serious and credible basis\". Read more at straitstimes.com.
In the vastness of the Western Sahara, which we now call Mauritania, before the conquest, there was neither a central state nor a unified political authority. There was no structure uniting the nomadic tribes, settled groups, or local leaders who coexisted across this vast geographic expanse, at the junction of the Maghreb and sub-Saharan Africa. The very notion of borders was a relative matter, drawn not along fixed lines, but rather by the shi…
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