Sahara/C24: Saint Kitts and Nevis Supports Political Solution under Morocco’s Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity

Sahara/C24: Saint Kitts and Nevis Supports Political Solution under Morocco’s Sovereignty, Territorial Integrity

Caracas – Saint Kitts and Nevis called, during the C24 Caribbean Seminar held in Caracas (May 14-16), for a political solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara under the Kingdom’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

“My delegation supports the resolution of this regional dispute, under the sovereignty and the territorial and national integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco”, underlined the Permanent representative of Saint Kitts and Nevis to the United Nations, ambassador Mutryce Williams.

She recalled a recent visit that the Foreign Minister of her country paid to Rabat during which he reaffirmed St. Kitts and Nevis’ support for the UN-led political process aimed at finding a just and lasting solution to this regional dispute, while highlighting the relevance of the Moroccan autonomy initiative as the “only credible, serious, and realistic solution”.

The diplomat also recognized the continued efforts and investments by the Kingdom of Morocco to ensure the socio-economic development taking place in the Moroccan Sahara under the New development model for the Southern Provinces launched in 2015.

She also supported the efforts undertaken by the UN Secretary General and his Personal Envoy for the Moroccan Sahara in order to lead this process towards achieving a realistic, practicable and enduring political solution based on compromise, as called for by the Security Council.

The ambassador called on all parties to remain engaged in a spirit of good faith and cooperation in the UN political processus.