"We cannot remain in the same framework nor in the same conditions. Hence the need to give fresh momentum to these negotiations," the minister said following the meeting.

    Fassi Fihri noted that the Moroccan delegation made a proposal in this regard, which was accepted by the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Christopher Ross.

    "We look forward to the Personal Envoy's practical proposals to continue the negotiations based on a new methodology," he said.

    The minister renewed the kingdom’s readiness to continue negotiations, noting that the parties agreed to hold a new meeting on December and another early next year.

    “Morocco remains ready and open” to these negotiations on the basis of the Security Council’s parameters and, in particular, on the basis of the Moroccan autonomy initiative, welcomed by the international community as serious and credible.

    The Security Council, he recalled, has consistently highlighted the efforts made by Morocco since 2006 through this proposal.

    He deplored the fact that while Morocco presented this constructive proposal, the other parties keep sticking to obsolete plans.

     “The mechanism of referendum with multiple options is outdated, and self-determination does not necessarily go through this mechanism which is rarely used in the UN practice.”

    Holding on to this outdated option reflects will “not to move forward nor to respond to the international community’s call for a solution based on compromise and realism,” he said.

    Fassi Fihri also deplored the fact that since Morocco presented its autonomy initiative, the other parties keep exploiting, for tactical and strategic reasons, some fabricated incidents and situations, with the sole aim of evading their responsibilities and hinder the negotiating process

Source: MAP
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