Morocco recognizes the Bolivian government days after it cut ties with the Polisario

Morocco has recognized the constitutional government headed by the President of the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Jeanine Anez Chavez, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a communiqué released Friday.

«This process will enable Bolivia to ensure stability and prosperity for the Bolivian people and will contribute to its regional and international influence», read the same communiqué.

It also underlined the Kingdom's «strong willingness» to strengthen its bilateral relations with Bolivia «on the basis of the principles of respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity, as well as non-interference in the internal affairs of each country».

The Kingdom reaffirms «its willingness to set up a Joint Bolivia-Morocco Commission, in order to lay the foundations for an ambitious and multidimensional bilateral cooperation».

«Morocco reiterates its strong commitment to working with Bolivia to set up a new bilateral framework with a view to strengthening active and ambitious cooperation», the source added.

Months after the start of its political crisis, Bolivia has decided to «suspend ties with the ‘Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic’ (SADR)», the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement released Monday, January 20.

The interim government in La Paz, «based on the explanations provided by the Kingdom of Morocco», has promised to «maintain constructive neutrality and support the efforts of the United Nations and the international community so that the parties reach a just, long-lasting and mutually acceptable solution based on the principles and objectives of the Charter of the United Nations».