The United Arab Emirates reiterated, in New York, its “full support” for the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of Morocco, as well as the autonomy plan presented by the Kingdom to definitively close the regional dispute over the Sahara .
“The State of the United Arab Emirates underlines its constant position of standing alongside brother Morocco in its just causes within regional and international forums to preserve its sovereignty, as well as the security and unity of its lands,” affirmed the Emirati representative, Abdalla Al Zarooni, before the members of the 4th committee of the General Assembly of theHIM.
He also stressed that his country supports all the measures that Morocco is taking to defend its legitimate rights, and supports the autonomy plan. This initiative, described as serious and credible by the Security Council, is consistent with international law, as well as the Charter and resolutions of the United Nations, he said.
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The diplomat also welcomed the sustained efforts made by Morocco to strengthen the dynamic of human development in the southern provinces, as part of the new development model launched in 2015, noting that this model has played a “positive role ” in improving the living conditions of the populations of the Moroccan Sahara.
He also stressed the importance of continuing the political process under the aegis of the UN Secretary-General and his personal envoy to achieve a definitive solution to this regional dispute which has lasted for decades.
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