France supported Morocco in the vote, while Russia was among the countries that rejected the two hostile amendments that Algeria sought to add to Resolution 2756.
The Kingdom of Morocco expressed its satisfaction following the adoption, Thursday, of resolution 2756 by the United Nations Security Council, extending the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the organization of a referendum in Western Sahara ( MINURSO) until October 31, 2025, announced the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Living Abroad.
This resolution, adopted in a context where the territorial integrity of Morocco is following an irreversible trajectory under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, reflects the growing support of the permanent members of the Security Council and influential countries for the Moroccan character of the Sahara and the Moroccan autonomy initiative. The ministry also highlights the successive withdrawals of recognition of the so-called “SADR”.
The text, adopted on October 31, 2024, consolidates Morocco’s diplomatic achievements while introducing new elements for the future development of the issue within the United Nations. The Security Council reaffirms that the round tables remain the only framework conducive to the advent of a political solution to the regional dispute concerning the Moroccan Sahara.
In addition, the resolution explicitly identifies the parties involved in the conflict, notably mentioning Algeria several times, like Morocco. It insists on a realistic, pragmatic, sustainable political solution based on compromise, principles enshrined at the heart of the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative, the preeminence of which is reaffirmed.
Resolution 2756 introduces two major advances strengthening the position of the Kingdom. First of all, the Security Council welcomes the recent dynamic and calls for it to be strengthened, thus integrating the growing international recognition in favor of the Moroccan character of the Sahara and the Moroccan autonomy initiative.
The second addition calls on the parties to “avoid actions likely to compromise the political process”. This position echoes the official posture of the Kingdom, affirming the absence of a political process without respect for the ceasefire.
The resolution was adopted by 12 votes in favor, with two abstentions, while a neighboring country, a non-permanent member of the Security Council, chose not to participate in the vote. The ministry underlines that this non-participation illustrates the isolation of this country within the Security Council and, more broadly, on the international scene, thus revealing blatant contradictions in its speech.
In his speech on October 11, on the occasion of the opening of the parliamentary session, King Mohammed VI stressed that “this development supports the efforts made within the framework of the United Nations to lay the foundations of a political process leading to a definitive settlement of this question within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty.”
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