ACCRA-Ghana has expressed support for Morocco’s autonomy plan, describing it as the only realistic and lasting basis for achieving a mutually acceptable solution to the long-running Western Sahara dispute.
The position was outlined in a Joint Communiqué issued following talks on Tuesday between Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, in Accra.
According to the communiqué, Ghana also welcomed the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797, which reaffirms support for the efforts of the UN Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy to facilitate negotiations based on Morocco’s autonomy proposal. The resolution aims to help the parties reach a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable political solution in line with the principles of the UN Charter.
Morocco described Ghana’s endorsement as part of the growing international support for its autonomy initiative under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, as Rabat continues to seek broader recognition of its sovereignty claim over the Sahara region.
Bourita is in Ghana on a working visit, during which he is co-chairing the second session of the Morocco-Ghana Joint Cooperation Committee alongside his Ghanaian counterpart, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. The meeting is expected to strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two countries across several sectors while advancing diplomatic engagement.
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