Quoting the joint declaration, adopted at the end of a meeting in Rabat, between the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, and the Austrian Federal Chancellor, Karl Nehammer, the Italian press agency “Lapresse.it” reports that the Austria considers the autonomy plan, presented by Morocco in 2007, as a “serious and credible contribution” to the political process led by the UN and as the basis for a solution accepted by all parties.
Austria affirmed its support for the efforts of the Personal Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, and his efforts to continue the political process aimed at achieving “a just and lasting, political and mutually acceptable”, notes, for its part, the press agency “Nova”.
The Italian news site “Inside Over” notes, for its part, that with this position, 13 EU countries now support the Moroccan autonomy plan, including Spain, Germany, the Netherlands , Cyprus, Luxembourg, Hungary, Romania and Portugal.
Many other African, Arab and Asian countries, as well as the United States, recognize Morocco’s full sovereignty over its Sahara, indicates the electronic newspaper “Informazione.it”.
And to add that as a sign of recognition, more than 30 countries have opened consular representations in the southern provinces of the Kingdom.
