In New York last Monday, Guinea-Bissau reaffirmed its support for the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty for the Kingdom’s southern provinces. It characterized this consensus-based initiative as a pathway towards a “realistic” solution and the establishment of “lasting peace” in the region.

On Thursday, the Fourth Committee of the United Nations General Assembly adopted its annual resolution on the question of the Moroccan Sahara. The resolution received 152 votes in favour, including Morocco’s, with two votes against and seven abstentions.

Djibouti on Monday reaffirmed, in New York, its support for the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative, welcoming the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797 on the Moroccan Sahara.

Security Council Resolution 2797 marked a "significant turning point" in the United Nations’ handling of the Moroccan Sahara issue, "moving from a focus on managing the issue to one of resolving it," emphasized Omar Hilale, Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, on Tuesday in New York.

Bahrain reiterated, before the 4th Committee of the United Nations General Assembly in New York, its constant position of support for the sovereignty of Morocco and its territorial integrity, as well as the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty to permanently resolve the issue of the Moroccan Sahara.