Morocco’s King Thanks Netanyahu for Israel’s Recognition of Western Sahara Sovereignty

"Mr. Prime Minister, I would like to express My deep gratitude and great appreciation for Your letter, in which You informed Me of the decision of the State of Israel to recognize the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over its Sahara and to look favorably upon the opening of a Consulate in the city of Dakhla," His Majesty the King states in this message, noting that this decision "has been highly acclaimed by the Moroccan people and its driving forces".

His Majesty the King indicates that the issue of the Moroccan Sahara is "the National Cause of the Kingdom, and the priority of its foreign policy", adding that "the important decision You have taken is both just and far-sighted".

"It is just, in that it strengthens Morocco in its authentic legal titles and its irrefutable historical rights over its Saharan Provinces," notes the Sovereign, adding that "the effective jurisdiction of the Moroccan State and the legal bonds of allegiance that have always existed, since time immemorial, between the Kings of Morocco and the Moroccan populations of these lands dear to Their hearts, are proven and indisputable."

"Your decision is also far-sighted. For, it is part of the irreversible international dynamic that sees many countries, from all regions of the world, favoring a definitive political solution to this anachronistic regional dispute, on the basis of the Moroccan autonomy initiative for the Sahara region and within the framework of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom," continues His Majesty the King.

The Sovereign also recalled that since December 2020, bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the State of Israel have continued to strengthen in all areas