Italy underscored, on Saturday, the “fundamental” strategic partnership between the European Union and Morocco.

In a joint statement issued on Friday, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU High Representative Josep Borrell reaffirmed the European Union's commitment to further preserve and strengthen its close relations with Morocco in all areas, in accordance with the 'pacta sunt servanda' principle (Latin for: agreements must be respected).

The autonomy plan submitted by Morocco to settle the artificial conflict over its territorial integrity is the "most credible and widely endorsed" proposal for resolving this regional dispute, stated on Wednesday the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum (MENAF), a think-tank reporting to the prestigious University of Cambridge.

Austria reiterated, on Friday in New York, its support to the autonomy plan presented by Morocco, deeming it a “very serious and credible” contribution for a definitive solution to the artificial conflict around the Moroccan Sahara.

Antigua and Barbuda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Everly Paul Chet Green, reiterated his country’s support to Morocco’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara region.