Morocco's Autonomy Initiative, Only Possible Solution to Moroccan Sahara Issue - Zambian Senior Official
Rabat - On the occasion of Africa Day, Grace Njapau Efrati, former Deputy Minister of the Interior and Zambian MP, highlighted the contribution of Morocco to the progress of the Continent thanks to the forward-looking vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI. Speaking at the "Sahara Debate" program, which was broadcast on social media, the Zambian official noted that reaching a final solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue will promote regional integration.
She thus invited African states to put aside ideologies and dogmas inherited from the Cold War, and to resolutely support the UN political process. Njapau stressed that the Moroccan autonomy initiative is the only possible solution to the regional dispute over the Sahara, noting that this proposition meets the parameters set out by the Security Council in its resolution 2494, which calls for a realistic, pragmatic, lasting and compromise-based political solution. She thus called on all parties to engage in the political process to move towards a political solution based on the Moroccan autonomy plan. For the Zambian official, the coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to rethink the place of the ideals of Pan-African construction in today's world. She recalled on this occasion the leading role played by Morocco for the decolonization of African countries, in particular through its direct support for the national liberation movements in the continent. The official also mentioned Morocco's return to the African Union, noting in this regard the importance of the experience of the kingdom in several key areas, including migration, sustainable development, the fight against violent extremism and climate change. In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, His Majesty the King launched an Initiative aimed at creating an operational framework to provide support to African countries in the management of the pandemic, she pointed out.
She thus invited African states to put aside ideologies and dogmas inherited from the Cold War, and to resolutely support the UN political process. Njapau stressed that the Moroccan autonomy initiative is the only possible solution to the regional dispute over the Sahara, noting that this proposition meets the parameters set out by the Security Council in its resolution 2494, which calls for a realistic, pragmatic, lasting and compromise-based political solution. She thus called on all parties to engage in the political process to move towards a political solution based on the Moroccan autonomy plan. For the Zambian official, the coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity to rethink the place of the ideals of Pan-African construction in today's world. She recalled on this occasion the leading role played by Morocco for the decolonization of African countries, in particular through its direct support for the national liberation movements in the continent. The official also mentioned Morocco's return to the African Union, noting in this regard the importance of the experience of the kingdom in several key areas, including migration, sustainable development, the fight against violent extremism and climate change. In the context of the coronavirus pandemic, His Majesty the King launched an Initiative aimed at creating an operational framework to provide support to African countries in the management of the pandemic, she pointed out.
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