The Republic of Panama reaffirmed its support for the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty

The Republic of Panama reaffirmed on Friday 22 May 2026 in Rabat its constant position of support for the autonomy plan, under Moroccan sovereignty, as the only solution to the question of the Moroccan Sahara, while expressing its support for UN Security Council resolution 2797.

This position was expressed by the Panamanian Deputy Minister of Foreign Relations, Carlos Arturo Hoyos Boyd, on a working visit to Morocco, at the end of his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita.

The Panamanian official affirmed that Panama considers the initiative of autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty, presented by the Kingdom, as the only serious, credible and realistic basis for achieving a lasting solution to this regional dispute, within the framework of the process conducted under the aegis of the United Nations and in full respect of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco.

In this context, he stressed that the Embassy of the Republic of Panama in Morocco fully exercises its consular powers throughout Moroccan territory, including the Southern Provinces.
The Panamanian deputy minister reaffirmed his country’s support for the Moroccan proposal of the Moroccan Self-Government Plan, presented in 2007 and enshrined in UN Security Council resolution 2797.

The Panamanian official also expressed Panama’s full support for the UN Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy to facilitate and conduct the negotiations, on the basis of the Moroccan Self-Government Proposal, with a view to achieving a just, lasting and acceptable solution for all parties.

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