Morocco expresses strong reservation over latest UN secretary general's report on sahara
Morocco, which remains ready for dialogue and negotiations, expresses strong reserves over any solution that would undermine its territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
Morocco, strongly believing in its right and mobilized behind H.M. King Mohammed VI for the consolidation of national unanimity and ready for dialogue and negotiation, rejects and expresses strong reserves over and rejects any solution that would undermine its territorial integrity and national integrity," said this Thursday prime minister, Driss Jettou, at the weekly cabinet meeting.
The prime minister who was quoted by communication minister, Nabil Benabdellah, also pointed out that the Moroccan Sahara issue is a top concern for the sovereign who addressed it in the last weeks in his speech at the UN general assembly, during his meetings with the presidents of the USA, Mexico and France and at the opening of the parliament fall session.
Benabdallah told reporters the prime minister briefed the cabinet meeting on latest developments in the Sahara issue after the latest report of the UN secretary general and the "misinterpretations" of Security Council resolution 1495 it contains.
During the meeting, delegate minister for foreign affairs and cooperation, Tayeb Fassi Fihri, emphasized the nationwide unanimity over this issue, stressing that Morocco, with all its components and trends, has turned down the plan for several objective reasons. He said the proposed plan is straying from the political solution approach agreed upon with the UNO in 2000 -that excludes partition- and is a step backward to the 1990 settlement plan which proved impossible to carry out.
He also explained that the plan underlies serious hazards on peace and stability in the region and harms Morocco's higher interests and its territorial integrity.
Fassi-Fihri told the government members that the king has issued instructions to Morocco's delegate to the UN to send a letter to the Security Council chairman and US delegate. The letter that was circulated as a UN official document voices Morocco's refusal of the plan crafted by the UN Secretary general's personal envoy and calls the security council to shoulder its responsibilities to put the process of a political solution on track again, that is the quest of a realistic solution.
It was also decided to undertake contacts with governments of permanent member-countries of the Security Council in order to inform them on the need to abstain from endorsing Baker's option and avert a serious deviation that is likely to torpedo the international community efforts.
