“The present and future of (Western Sahara) lie within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty,” he told an applauding audience at Morocco’s Parliament.
Referencing a July letter he wrote to King Mohammed VI announcing France’s position, Macron called Morocco’s plan to offer autonomy to the region’s Indigenous Sahrawis the “only” basis to resolve the decades-long conflict.
In a subsequent speech at the International University of Rabat, Macron again noted that several of the projects announced — including those by France’s development agency, AFD — were in Sahara territory. (PERSISMA/Ed)
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