Guatemala threw its full support behind Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for Western Sahara on Thursday, calling it the only realistic path to resolving the decades-old territorial dispute.
Foreign Minister Carlos Ramiro Martinez Alvarado told reporters that Morocco’s 2007 Autonomy Plan represents “the only serious, credible, and realistic basis for progress toward a lasting agreement for a definitive settlement of this artificial conflict.”
Alvarado made the statements following a meeting with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, in Rabat.
The Guatemalan foreign minister stressed that any solution must respect the North African country’s territorial integrity and national sovereignty.
He also expressed his country’s total support for Morocco’s efforts to find a political solution that works for all parties involved.
The Republic of Guatemala was the first Latin American country to open a Consulate General in the city of Dakhla, in December 2022.
