Panamanian Minister of Foreign Affairs welcomes the Royal Message Addressed to the Panamanian President, after His Country’s decision to suspend all recognition of the pseudo “rasd”
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, held, on Wednesday, November 27, 2024, a video-conference with his Panamanian counterpart, Javier Eduardo Martinez-Acha Vasquez, following the message addressed by His Majesty King Mohammed VI to the President of the Republic of Panama, HE José Raul Mulino, after his country’s decision to suspend all recognition of the pseudo “rasd”, stressing that this decision opens a new page in bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Republic of Panama.
The suspension of the recognition of the separatist entity by Panama comes on the eve of the beginning of this country’s mandate, as a non-permanent member of the Security Council, as of January 1, 2025.
As such, the voice of Panama will provide the Security Council with an active contribution to the search for a definitive solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, within the framework of the parameters established by the latest Resolution of the UN Security Council.
This decision by the Republic of Panama also reinforces the international momentum that many countries around the world are already supporting, in favour of a definitive solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, based on the Autonomy Initiative presented by Morocco since 2007.
In the context of this new dynamic in the bilateral relationship, many promising prospects are available to Morocco and Panama to breathe new life into their cooperation in various strategic sectors, in favour of a solid partnership, based on friendship and mutual trust.
In this regard, the two parties stressed the importance of strengthening the legal framework for bilateral cooperation and activating the mechanism of political consultations between the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the two countries.
They also expressed, in a Joint Declaration, the desire to increase bilateral trade and develop a dynamic economic partnership based on trade and investment.
