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UN Security Council Resolution 2797 on Moroccan Sahara is the result of HM King Mohammed VI's 26 years of sustained efforts along with His personal commitment to this issue, said Morocco's Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita. In a special program broadcast on Saturday evening on channel 2M, Bourita highlighted that since His enthronement, HM the King has sought to move beyond the "hard-to-implement settlement and referendum" plan, which has remained deadlocked. In 2007, He proposed the autonomy plan, making it the sole basis for negotiations on the Sahara and the initiative supported by major world powers, he recalled. Bourita maintained that the Royal approach is grounded in a clear and strategic vision, that has led to the recognition by influential countries—particularly the United States and France—of the Moroccanness of the Sahara. This achievement, he pointed out, is the fruit of the King’s daily follow-up and His direct interaction with heads of state on this issue. He noted that HM the King’s approach to meeting all challenges was based on gradual aims, credibility, and concrete action to build trust with partners and interlocutors. Bourita further stressed that HM the King’s far-sighted vision has made it possible to cooperate with major European powers...