“Russia helps Morocco find a solution to the Sahara question”

“Russia is helping Morocco find a solution to the question of Western Sahara,” said the Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs. This conflict “can only be resolved on the basis of mutual consent,” said Sergei Lavrov, during a press conference dedicated to the presentation of the 2024 assessment of Russian diplomacy, this Tuesday, January 14.

“Morocco is a friendly country. We have good plans. We know how important this issue is for Morocco. We will try to help in every possible way, but the problem can only be resolved on the basis of mutual consent, and not by imposing something on one of the parties,” he reiterated.

And to recall that “the United Nations Security Council decided a long time ago, about 40 years ago, that the problem of the question of Western Sahara must be resolved by the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara”.

Lavrov also criticized Donald Trump’s decision to recognize, on December 10, 2020, the Moroccan nature of the Sahara. “Resolving such issues unilaterally only sows a storm that will inevitably erupt at one point or another. We must instead seek a mutually acceptable agreement,” argued the head of Russian diplomacy.