Morocco cannot be understood without its Sahara

Abdul Basit Syed spoke from the United Nations in New York in recognising Moroccan Sovereignty of Sahara.

Dr. Abdul Basit Syed is British and based in London, UK. He holds senior positions in various global organisations. He has been actively involved in community activities and has initiated solutions to terrorist activities with the sole objective of bringing peace and harmony to various sectors. He has worked with the community to promote the prevention of such activities through his initiatives, events and programmes.

He recognises Western Sahara as part of the Kingdom of Morocco, and this was precisely the idea he defended at the UN headquarters in New York. 

Abdul Basit Syed's speech to the UN is reproduced below:

Excellencies, Representatives of the United Nation, Ladies and Gentlemen,

Peace is not the highest goal in life. It is the most fundamental requirement.

Without Peace, there’s no Development or implementation of Sustainable Development Goal.

By going through the autonomy plan, presented by the Kingdom of Morocco to the Security Council, I have realized that it is an appreciable effort to resolve a problem that has lasted far too long.

I invite everyone, from the international community, to an in-depth reading of this proposal in order to identify the ways and means of a lasting solution, because the document presented by Morocco Government stipulates the constant openness to its implementation and its potential impact.

Morocco's autonomy plan is the only serious, credible and realistic solution.

I insist that all the dynasties that have ruled Morocco have come from the Sahara, that is to say, Morocco cannot be understood without its Sahara because it is from there that the union that has allowed this historic nation to be maintained for 12 centuries has arisen.

I had many meetings with representatives of the different tribes that make up southern Morocco, it has been clearly demonstrated to me that the majority of what they call, in inverted commas, the Sahrawi people, are Moroccan, have considered themselves Moroccan for many, many, centuries, and that there has always been a very direct relationship with the different dynasties that have governed the country. 

Much of the international community is in favour of the Moroccan autonomy initiative, which perfectly satisfies all the requirements of pragmatism, realism, commitment and durability established by the Security Council, whether at the level of the United Nations, African nations or the entire world.

In this world, we are confronted with various forms of violence which can only be resolved through Peace and mutual understanding. Polisario gang is an armed rebel group which shouldn’t be supported by any forces.

Our modest contribution to the building of lasting peace in conflict zones is to put our various titles to the search for solutions for peaceful cohabitation between the communities and people of our planet.

Thus, every person loving Peace and justice, everyone in their small or large sphere, must be part of the logic of a frantic search for solutions for lasting Peace in a world where it makes and will make life good for each and every one.

A solution to the dispute should be based on “compromise” in line with the UN Charter’s principles and objectives which is a “wise decision in accordance with international law.”

The United States, and many of the world’s powerful countries, have recognised, on Morocco's full sovereignty over its southern provinces - over Western Sahara. This position is enough to put the issue to rest. In my view, the issue of Morocco Sahara has been settled.