The successes of Moroccan diplomacy, under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, were consecrated by the latest Security Council resolution, which supports a realistic and lasting solution to the Sahara, in line with the autonomy plan proposed by the Kingdom in 2007, said the Moroccan ambassador to Chile, Kenza El Ghali.
Ms. El Ghali, who gave a conference on Wednesday on the developments of the Sahara question at the Santo Tomás University of Santiago, indicated that the Kingdom has made substantial gains on the Sahara question, recalling in this context the support provided by world powers in the position of Morocco (United States, France, Spain, etc.).
She also highlighted the support expressed by 108 countries around the world for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and the proposal for autonomy for this territory, in addition to the thirty countries having opened consulates in Laâyoune or Dakhla.
In her masterful lecture, Ms. El Ghali focused on the historical and legal foundations of the Moroccan position, emphasizing, with supporting evidence, the links that have always united the Sahrawi tribes with the Sultans of Morocco, as well as as the numerous diplomatic agreements between the Kingdom and world powers which mention the Sahara as an integral part of the country.
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She also mentioned the Green March, a flagship event in the history of the national struggle for the completion of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom, which “consolidates the country’s sense of unity and commitment to its territorial integrity.”
This event, she added, “also represents a lesson in peaceful diplomacy and strategic vision, values which continue to guide Morocco in its external relations and in its development policies in the southern provinces”underlined the Kingdom’s ambassador.
Ms. El Ghali also mentioned the importance of links between Morocco and Chile, two nations with abundant natural resources, notably copper and lithium for Chile, and phosphates for Morocco.
In this spirit, she highlighted the opportunities for South-South cooperation in the area of food security, encouraged by strategic infrastructure such as the port of Dakhla, which can also serve as a gateway for Chilean products to the Africa.
For his part, the rector of the Santo Tomás Professional Institute, Daniel Soto Carrasco, welcomed the role that Morocco plays in promoting world peace.
Mr. Soto Carrasco also praised the Moroccan vision of regional and international cooperation.
With MAP
