Belgium backs Morocco's autonomy plan for the Sahara

Belgium considers Morocco's autonomy plan, presented in 2007, to be «a serious and credible Moroccan effort and a good basis for a solution accepted by the parties». This position was expressed in the joint declaration adopted at the third meeting of the Moroccan-Belgian High Joint Partnership Commission, co-chaired on Monday in Rabat by the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, and his Belgian counterpart, Alexander De Croo.

Prime Minister De Croo reiterated «Belgium's long-standing support for the UN-led process aimed at finding a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution for the parties», reads the Declaration.

On this occasion, the two parties agree on «the exclusivity of the UN in the political process and reaffirm their support for UN Security Council Resolution 2704 (2024), which noted the role and responsibility of the parties in the search for a realistic, pragmatic, sustainable and compromise-based political solution», adds the same source.