Panama expressed, on January 30, its support for the Autonomy Initiative presented by Morocco in 2007, as the “sole basis for a just and lasting solution” to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.
Panama’s position was included in a Joint Declaration signed following the bilateral meeting held, by videoconference, between the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and his Panamanian counterpart, Janaina Tewaney Mencomo.
In the same context, Panama noted that “the United Nations remains the appropriate mechanism” to bring together all the parties involved in the search for a political solution.
Panama also stressed in this regard the importance of advancing the political process at the international level, while taking into account, in a “serious and respectful” manner, UN Security Council (UNSC) resolutions,