Mohammed VI launches national consultation to update and develop the autonomy initiative for the Moroccan Sahara
Meeting chaired by three advisors to the King with the leaders of Moroccan political parties
In accordance with royal instructions, the meeting was devoted to updating and detailing the autonomy initiative for the Sahara within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, in compliance with the decision expressed by Mohammed VI in his speech to the Moroccan people on October 31, following the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797.
The King calls on political representatives and other entities to participate in updating and developing the autonomy proposal for the Sahara under Moroccan sovereignty, which, following the UN Security Council resolution, constitutes the basis for negotiations between the parties for a real, credible, and lasting solution to the dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.
At the end of the meeting, a statement was issued by the Royal Court.
“On the orders of His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist him, a meeting chaired by His Majesty the King’s advisors, Messrs. Taib Fassi Fihri, Omar Azziman, and Fouad Ali El Himma, was held on Monday, November 10, 2025, at the Royal Cabinet, with the leaders of the national parties represented in both Houses of Parliament, in the presence of the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccans Abroad.
In accordance with the High Instructions of His Majesty the King, this meeting was devoted to updating and detailing the autonomy initiative, within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, in implementation of the Royal Decision contained in the Speech addressed by the Sovereign to His loyal people on October 31, following the adoption of Security Council Resolution 2797.
This meeting is part of His Majesty the King's ongoing commitment, may God glorify him, to implementing a participatory approach and broad consultation whenever it comes to the country's major causes.
In this regard, His Majesty the King's advisors informed the leaders of the political parties present of the Sovereign's willingness to consult them on this crucial issue that concerns all Moroccans, while inviting them to submit their organizations' visions and proposals on the updating and detailed formulation of the autonomy initiative.
During this meeting, the leaders of the political parties welcomed the positive developments in the Moroccan Sahara issue and expressed their pride in the Royal Decision to involve national political bodies, various institutions, and the nation's driving forces in the development of an integrated, updated and detailed vision of the autonomy initiative in the Moroccan Sahara, within the framework of Moroccan sovereignty, capable of guaranteeing the return of our brothers from the Tindouf camps, reuniting them with their families, building their future, and contributing to the management of their local affairs, within the bosom of a united Morocco, as His Majesty the King emphasized in His recent speech.
They also expressed their constant mobilization, under the wise leadership of His Majesty the King, and their full support for the initiatives and tireless efforts that the Sovereign has consistently deployed to defend the legitimate rights of our country to consolidate the Moroccan character of the Sahara.
These efforts have been crowned by the adoption of the recent Security Council resolution, which enshrines the Moroccan autonomy initiative as a realistic and feasible solution, within the framework of the Kingdom's sovereignty, territorial integrity, and national unity, as the basis for negotiations to achieve a definitive settlement of this regional conflict.
In response to this generous Royal Invitation, the leaders of the political parties have affirmed their commitment to submit memoranda on this subject to His Majesty the King as soon as possible."
