The United States reaffirmed Friday in New York its support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative as the "serious, credible and realistic" solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, welcomed, Friday, the resolution 2602 of the UN Security Council, saying it reinforces the achievements of the Kingdom in the Sahara issue, made possible thanks to the personal commitment and permanent monitoring of HM King Mohammed VI.

According to the joint statement issued at the end of their talks, Ramirez informed Bourita "of the instructions given to the new ambassador of Colombia in Rabat, to extend the consular jurisdiction of the Embassy of Colombia in the Kingdom of Morocco on the entire Moroccan territory, including the Sahara”.

The Moroccan autonomy plan "promotes realism and compromise for a lasting solution to the Sahara issue," said Wednesday in New York, the Ambassador, Deputy Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the UN.

The United Arab Emirates reiterated, in New York, its support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative with a view to achieving a final solution to the Sahara issue, while rejecting "any attack" on the territorial integrity of the Kingdom.