Paraguay reaffirms in Geneva its “firm” support for Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara

The President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Paraguay, Raúl Luís Latorre, and the President of the Chamber of Councillors of Morocco, Mohammed Ould Errachid

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23 de octubre de 2025 (19:56 h.)

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The President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Paraguay, Raúl Luís Latorre, reaffirmed on Tuesday in Geneva his country's “firm” and “constant” support for the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over its southern provinces, welcoming the Moroccan autonomy initiative as a ‘fair’ and “credible” solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara

In a statement to the press after his meeting with the President of the Moroccan House of Councillors, Mohammed Ould Errachid, on the sidelines of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly, the Paraguayan official stressed that Paraguay considers the Sahara to be an integral part of Morocco, affirming that his country's position on this issue is “clear and unambiguous.”

“We discussed the deep friendship that unites Paraguay and the Kingdom of Morocco, as well as our country's firm position in support of Morocco's territorial integrity,” said Mr. Luís Latorre, who was accompanied by a large parliamentary delegation during this meeting.

On this occasion, the President of the Paraguayan Parliament presented Ould Errachid with a copy of the resolution unanimously adopted by the Paraguayan Chamber of Deputies, which recognizes Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara and supports the Moroccan initiative for autonomy for the Moroccan Sahara.

The President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Paraguay, Raúl Luís Latorre, and the President of the Chamber of Councilors of Morocco, Mohammed Ould Errachid.

For his part, Mohammed Ould Errachid praised Paraguay's “clear, courageous and consistent” position on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara, recalling the milestones of this support, particularly the official withdrawal of recognition of the pseudo “SADR” in January 2014, the affirmed support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative, as well as the recent announcement of the upcoming opening of a Paraguayan consulate in the southern provinces of Morocco.

Ould Errachid also highlighted the important role of the Paraguayan Parliament, which has adopted several resolutions in this regard, most recently in November 2024, stressing that the Moroccan autonomy proposal is serious, credible, and constitutes the only realistic solution to the artificial conflict over the Moroccan Sahara.

The meeting also allowed for the agreement of reciprocal parliamentary visits between the two legislative institutions, with the aim of strengthening South-South cooperation, especially within the framework of MERCOSUR—whose vice president participated in this meeting—and the Morocco-Latin America Economic Forum.

The meeting was attended by members of the Bureau of the House of Councillors, Miloud Masside (UMT), Mohammed Salem Benmassoud (UGTM), Mustapha Moucharik (RNI), and Abderrahman Oiffa (PAM), as well as Secretary General El Assad Zerouali, the President's Chief of Staff, Mansour Lambarki, and the director of external relations and communication, Saad Ghazi.