Paris – French Foreign Minister, Alain Juppé, reiterated his country’s support for the Moroccan autonomy plan, “the only realistic proposal” on the table of negotiations, and which constitutes the “serious and credible basis” for solution to the Sahara conflict, within the framework of the United Nations.
“We still think that the Moroccan autonomy plan, which is the only realistic proposal on the table, is the serious and credible basis for a solution,” Juppé told MAP ahead of his official visit to Morocco.
He insisted that “France’s position has not changed” over the Sahara issue, saying it was “essential that the parties reach, through the UN, a just, lasting political solution.”
On the eve of a new UN-sposored round of informal negotiations on the Sahara,Juppé stressed the need to continue to handle this issue within the framework of the United Nations and underlined that this issue should not be an obstacle in rapprochement between Morocco and Algeria.
“I think this is the path chosen by the leaders of both countries. We can only encourage them in that,” he said.
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