Massad Boulos, Senior Advisor for Africa to the President of the United States, reaffirmed, on Friday, Washington’s support for Morocco’s sovereignty over its Sahara and the Moroccan Autonomy Plan as “the only basis for a just and lasting resolution” to the regional conflict.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, held a bilateral meeting on Wednesday in New York with the UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, Yvette Cooper.

Papua New Guinea reaffirmed, on Wednesday in New York, its firm support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara, the Kingdom’s sovereignty over its Southern Provinces and the Moroccan Autonomy Plan.

Burundi has reiterated its “steadfast position” in support of Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara region, as well as its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan “as the only credible and realistic solution to resolve this regional dispute.”

Morocco’s Head of Government Aziz Akhannouch affirmed Tuesday in New York that the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty is the only realistic and lasting solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.