Morocco's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Omar Hilale, responded to the remarks made by Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara during the general debate of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

The Moroccan participation in the high-level week of the 80th UN General Assembly further strengthened the international momentum initiated by His Majesty King Mohammed VI in support of the autonomy plan and Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita said on Friday.

Zambia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Mulambo Haimbe, reiterated on Wednesday in New York his country’s support to Morocco’s national sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara region.

Massad Boulos, Senior Advisor for Africa to the President of the United States, reaffirmed, on Friday, Washington’s support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and the Moroccan Autonomy Plan as “the only basis for a just and lasting resolution” to the regional conflict.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, held a bilateral meeting on Wednesday in New York with the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Yvette Cooper.