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The Dominican Republic reiterates its absolute recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara

Updated: Aug 1, 2023

In a press release at the beginning of the evening of Saturday July 29, 2023, the Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that it has received from the Dominican Minister of Foreign Relations, Roberto Alvares, a letter on behalf of the President of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader.

In this letter Mr. Alvares asks his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita to bring to the attention of HM the King the following position of his country concerning the question of the Moroccan Sahara. Thus, the letter underlines that the Dominican Republic “reiterates its absolute recognition of the Moroccanness of the Sahara”.


Second point of this correspondence notes that the Ministry of External Relations of the Dominican Republic "considers favorably", "the opening of a Dominican consulate in the city of Dakhla".


The Dominican Republic "reaffirms that the autonomy initiative presented by the Kingdom of Morocco in 2007 constitutes the realistic, credible and serious solution to reach a negotiated agreement between the parties", adds the Dominican ministry.


And finally Mr. Alvares informed his Moroccan counterpart that "President Luis Abinader has expressed the wish to pay a State visit to the Kingdom of Morocco, in order to further strengthen political, commercial and cooperation ties" between the Kingdom of Morocco and the Dominican Republic.

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