Sahara : King Mohammed VI underlines principles set in his November 2017 speech

The Sahara question was briefly mentioned by King Mohammed VI in his August the 20th speech. «Morocco has been confidently and responsibly engaged in the dynamic action launched by the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in cooperation with his Personal Envoy», said the sovereign.

He also welcomed the fact that «the recent resolutions of the UN Security Council and the African Union Summit confirm, without a shadow of a doubt, that the United Nations Organization has exclusive authority to manage the political process relating to this question».

The King seized the opportunity to recall the principles «set out last year in my address on the occasion of the anniversary of the Green March». For the record, the monarch had rejected proposals affecting Morocco’s territorial unity.

Speaking about these «principles» can be seen as a message to the United Nations' personal envoy Horst Köhler, who intends to bring the conflicted parties together before the end of the year.