UN Security Council Vote Confirms Growing Support for Moroccan Autonomy Initiative – Portuguese MP

Lisbon – The UN Security Council vote on the Sahara issue is particularly revealing of growing support for the autonomy initiative under Moroccan sovereignty, Portuguese Social Democratic Party (PSD) MP Paulo Neves said.

In a statement to MAP, Neves said that the vote “came as no surprise, but is part of a trend marked by growing international support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative, despite the non-adoption of the draft resolution.”

The favorable vote by eleven Security Council members also reflects an “important international consensus” around the Moroccan autonomy initiative, he stressed, noting that its establishment as the exclusive framework for settling this dispute constitutes a “major political development.”

A member of the Foreign Affairs and Portuguese Communities Committee of the Assembly of the Republic, Neves noted that this development comes amid unprecedented international support for the Moroccan character of the Sahara.

Furthermore, the Portuguese MP welcomed the development momentum in the Kingdom’s Southern Provinces, particularly in Dakhla, highlighting the strong representation of these provinces in the Moroccan Parliament.