Antigua and Barbuda on Monday reaffirmed its support for the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative, considering it a “credible and realistic basis” for a definitive settlement of the Moroccan Sahara issue.
Speaking before the UN Fourth Committee, Antigua and Barbuda’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Walton Alfonso Webson, reiterated his country’s support for the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative, “which we consider a credible and realistic basis for negotiations towards a lasting settlement” of the Moroccan Sahara issue.
Antigua and Barbuda also welcomed the “momentum generated by Security Council Resolution 2797” and called on the parties concerned to engage constructively and in good faith, in a spirit of compromise, to ensure lasting peace, stability and development for the benefit of the region’s populations.
MAP: 13 October 2026
