Guergarate : Czech Republic welcomes Morocco's commitment to ceasefire

The Czech Republic welcomed, on Monday, Morocco's commitment to the 1991 ceasefire agreement under the auspices of the United Nations and called on the Polisario to do the same.

«With other EU countries, we welcome Morocco's commitment to the ceasefire negotiated by the UN in 1991, and we call on the Polisario to do the same», the Czech Foreign Ministry pointed out in a statement.

The Czech Republic is closely monitoring the situation in the region of Guergarate, on the Moroccan-Mauritanian border, the ministry noted.

According to the statement, the Czech Republic «supports the rapid resumption of political dialogue under the auspices of the UN in order to achieve a lasting solution to the Sahara issue, while respecting the principles of international law».