Three countries reaffirm support for Moroccan autonomy plan
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief, MAP and Maroc Diplomatique
The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Djibouti reaffirmed on 11 November before the UN General Assembly their support for Morocco’s autonomy plan to settle the dispute over the Sahara. The three countries consider it a serious, credible and realistic basis for reaching a political solution, according to MAP.
The United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Djibouti reaffirmed their support for an autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty during the second day of the plenary session devoted to the Russian veto on 30 October against the US draft resolution on the Sahara, according to MAP.
The United Arab Emirates said that autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty would be the best solution and called for dialogue, realism and consensus. Djibouti described the Moroccan initiative as the only political solution capable of achieving a fair, lasting and mutually acceptable settlement, recalling Security Council Resolution 2797, adopted in 2025, which selected it as the basis for negotiations.
Djibouti also welcomed the resumption of substantive discussions between the four parties after several years of interruption, as well as developments reported by the UN secretary-general in his latest report on the Sahara. Qatar expressed its support for the efforts of the secretary-general and his personal envoy, Staffan de Mistura, and welcomed Morocco’s efforts to promote economic and social development in the Saharan provinces.
