Morocco hails UN Security Council’s adoption of Resolution 2756; Urges all parties to respect ceasefire

Global Patriot Staff November 2, 2024 Africa, Local, News, Politics, Security Report, World Leave a comment 162 Views

The Kingdom of Morocco has welcomed the overwhelming adoption of Resolution 2756 of the United Nations (UN) Security Council extending the mandate of UN Peacekeeping Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, MINURSO, until October 31, 2025. The Kingdom also joined the UN Security Council to call on all parties to the dispute to respect the ceasefire and avoid acts that could compromise the political process which, it insists, is the only route to resolution of the issue.

The United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara, MINURSO, was established in 1991 under UN Security Council Resolution 690, as part of the Settlement Plan, which paved way for a cease-fire in the conflict between Morocco and the Polisario Front over the contested territory of Western Sahara.

In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, said that the adoption, on Thursday, October 31, 2024, of Resolution 2756 of the UN Security Council was in agreement with the position of Morocco’s King Mohammed VI “on the issue of the Kingdom’s territorial integrity, through the growing support of permanent members of the Security Council and influential countries for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative, and the continued withdrawal of recognition of the pseudo “sadr”.”

The adoption of the Resolution, the statement further said, “preserves all Morocco’s achievements, while introducing new important elements for the issue’s future development within the UN.

“In fact, the new text enshrines the framework, the parties and the aim of the political process. As such, the Council re-established that roundtable talks are the only framework for a political solution to the regional conflict over the Moroccan Sahara.

“Moreover, the resolution clearly identifies the parties to the dispute, notably Algeria, which is mentioned in the resolution as many times as Morocco. Similarly, the Security Council reaffirms that the political solution can only be realistic, pragmatic, lasting and based on compromise, cardinal elements of the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative, whose pre-eminence has been reaffirmed.

“The resolution 2756 also enshrines two important developments that bolster the Kingdom’s position:

“In the first addition, the Council “welcomed the recent momentum and urged for building on it.”

“As a result, the Council endorses the international momentum on the Moroccan Sahara issue under the impetus of His Majesty the King, Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, in favor of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative, noting that from now on, UN action can only be part of this momentum.

“In the second addition, the Security Council calls the other parties “to avoid acts which could compromise the political process,” noting that the Council thus echoes the Kingdom’s clear official position, stressing that there can be no political process without respect for the ceasefire.

“The resolution was adopted by 12 votes in favor, 2 abstentions and the non-participation of the neighboring country, a non-permanent member of the Security Council. This non-participation demonstrates the isolation of this country’s position within the Security Council and the international community in general. It also blatantly reveals its contradictions: it claims to defend international legality, Security Council resolutions and UN efforts, while refusing to support these same efforts and clinging to an obstructionist logic.

“As His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, reaffirmed in His Speech on the opening session of the Parliament on October 11: “This recognition also supports the efforts exerted at the United Nations level to lay the groundwork for a political process that would lead to a final settlement of this issue within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty”.