The position of the United States on the Moroccan Sahara is unambiguous. Massad Boulos, advisor to US President Donald Trump for Arab, Middle Eastern and African affairs, reiterated it during a meeting with the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, in Washington.
The position of the United States on the Moroccan Sahara remains unchanged. From Algiers, Massad Boulos, senior advisor to President Donald Trump, stated that "genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the only viable solution."
China and Russia are reportedly preparing to officially express their support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara. A strong act that would reinforce Morocco’s position as an indispensable player in North Africa.
By supporting the autonomy plan, the United Kingdom de facto recognizes Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. This is at least what emerges from the statements made by David Lammy, British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, during his official visit to the kingdom.
The Polisario expressed its "deep disappointment" regarding the United Kingdom’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara, reaffirming that the "only solution" to this conflict is the UN peace plan.
After the United States, Spain, and France, it is now the United Kingdom’s turn to support the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco for Western Sahara. This change in the British position has prompted a reaction from Algeria.
Omar Hilale, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Morocco to the UN, believes it is time to reassess how the question of the Moroccan Sahara is handled within the UN Committee of 24 (C24) for the Pacific, with clarity and courage.
During a new stay in Morocco, Georges-Louis Bouchez, president of MR, reiterated his support for the Moroccan nature of the Sahara and intends to work towards changing his country’s position. Unlike France, Spain, and the United States, Belgium does not yet recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
Massad Boulos, special advisor for Africa to the President of the United States, reiterated the Trump administration’s commitment to "a sustainable solution without delay, based on the Moroccan autonomy proposal as the only framework for negotiating a mutually acceptable solution."
The installation of a new world map including the map of Morocco integrating the Sahara in the room of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National Assembly in Paris is not to the liking of some deputies, in particular the communist MP Jean-Paul Lecoq, very involved in the defense of the Polisario.
Jean-Noël Barrot, French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, announced that he will address Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara with his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita in Paris in the coming days.
The United Kingdom could, in the coming months, follow in the footsteps of France, Spain, the United States, Germany and Israel, which have already recognized Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and supported its autonomy plan.