Thursday, October 10, 2024 at 8:16
United Nations (New York) – The dynamics of socio-economic development in the southern provinces were highlighted during a meeting of the 4th Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, held Wednesday in New York.
Speaking on this occasion, the British jurist and lawyer, Andrew Rosemarine stressed that the Moroccan Sahara stands out as an economic hub and as a link between Africa and Europe.
Thanks to the new development model launched by HM King Mohammed VI in 2015 and endowed with a budget of 10 billion dollars, the southern provinces of Morocco are now experiencing a multidimensional and inclusive socio-economic boom, he noted.
Referring to the growing international support for the Moroccan character of the Sahara, the petitioner indicated that more than 110 countries support the autonomy plan qualified as serious and credible by the Security Council, affirming that this initiative is the “one and only” basis for achieve a realistic, pragmatic and lasting political solution to this regional dispute.
This irreversible dynamic confirms the legitimacy of Morocco in its southern provinces, regardless of the enemies of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom who continue to suffer bitter setbacks, he said.
For her part, the Belgian jurist, Ana Roios, noted that the new development model in the Sahara is based on a vision which promotes development through innovation, local industries and partnerships and which aims to make provinces of the South “partners and key contributors” to the economic and social landscape of the Kingdom.
It is in this context that the autonomy plan intervenes to provide these provinces with the capacity to manage their own affairs in full respect of national sovereignty and unity, she said, adding that this balance between local autonomy and national integrity is essential to guarantee development that is both participatory and inclusive.
The petitioner cited, in this regard, the clear support enjoyed by several countries of the European Union for the autonomy plan, recalling an EU press release in which this regional grouping expressed its commitment to supporting the strategies development of Morocco as essential components of stability and growth in the region.
Along the same lines, the president of the Moroccan-Palestinian Friendship Group, Mohamad Ziyad Aljabar, welcomed the reform dynamic in the southern provinces of the Kingdom, marked in particular by the strengthening of human rights, the acceleration of the pace of human development and the promotion of investments.
These advances are reinforced by the diplomatic breakthroughs made by Morocco with the aim of sealing, once and for all, this artificial regional dispute, he said, citing to this effect the unequivocal support provided by several influential countries such as the United States, Spain and France to the Moroccan character of the Sahara and the autonomy plan.
In response to the enemies of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom, Mr. Aljabar also noted that the question of the Moroccan Sahara in no way resembles that of Palestine.
HM King Mohammed VI, President of the Al-Quds Committee, has continually reaffirmed that Morocco always places the Palestinian cause at the same level as the Sahara issue and that the Kingdom’s action with a view to consecrating its Moroccanness will never be done, neither today nor in the future, to the detriment of the struggle of the Palestinian people to recover their legitimate rights, recalled the speaker.
For her part, Zahra Saad, researcher at the National Fisheries Research Institute, spoke of the massive investments made by Morocco in the southern provinces, particularly in the maritime fishing sector, specifying that alone, this sector has benefited from nearly a billion euros dedicated to the construction of the new port “Dakhla Atlantique” and 120 million euros devoted to the valorization of fishing products.
In the wake of this dynamic, the legitimate representatives of the Moroccan Sahara region play a leading role in the implementation of this development model, indicated, in turn, the Peruvian politician and jurist Martha Chávez Cossío, noting that this innovative action plan covers all aspects of political, social, economic and human rights life in the southern provinces.
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