Brussels, 2 August 2024 (SPS) - The European Union said on Wednesday that its stance on Western Sahara remains “unchanged,” reaffirming its support for the UN Secretary-General and his personal envoy for Western Sahara to carry on the political process aimed at reaching a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the Western Sahara issue.
This EU declaration follows France’s announcement recognizing the so-called Moroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara territory as “the only basis for reaching a just political solution.”
“It is up to each member state to react according to its own positions. The common position of the European Union on this issue remains unchanged,” an EU foreign affairs spokesperson told Europa Press, following Paris’s announcement.
She reaffirmed that “the EU maintains its common position to back UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and his Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, to continue the political process aimed at reaching a just, realistic, pragmatic, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the issue of Western Sahara,” underscoring that the solution must be in line with UN Security Council resolutions.