US EditionPortugal 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.
- In Lisbon, Portugal reaffirmed support for Morocco's autonomy plan after talks with Nasser Bourita, endorsing Western Sahara's autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty.
- In recent years, major powers have rallied behind Morocco's autonomy plan, indicating growing global support, and the UN Security Council called in October last year for all sides to hold new talks `in good faith`.
- The government described the autonomy initiative as serious and constructive, adding that the plan is the most credible basis for resolving Western Sahara, according to Portuguese Foreign Minister Paulo Rangel.
- Bourita called it `Portugal's position strengthens cooperation`, adding `it marks a deepening of bilateral ties`.
- With new consulates opening, support for Morocco's sovereignty in the Sahara gains a tangible form, strengthening Rabat'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…
Portugal 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.
Agencies Bir Lehlu (ECS). – The Frente Polisario reacted yesterday Tuesday to Portugal’s support for Morocco’s proposal for autonomy for Western Sahara, calling on Lisbon to adhere to ‘legitimacy and law’, emphasizing ‘the right of peoples to self-determination and independence enshrined in the Portuguese Constitution’.
By Karim B. – If the Moroccan media are celebrating by broadcasting the final declaration that crowned their Minister of Foreign Affairs' visit to Lisbon, it is to, once again, hide the sun with a sieve, as the Algerian saying goes. The Makhzen is shouting from the rooftops, to fool Moroccan public opinion, busy elsewhere – thirst, poverty, expropriations for the benefit of Israelis of Moroccan origin returning to the kingdom after submitting to…
Portugal today supported Morocco's autonomy project for Western Sahara. The territory has been in dispute for several decades.
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