Sweden has expressed its official support for Morocco’s Autonomy Plan regarding the Moroccan Sahara, describing it as a “credible basis” for negotiations aimed at achieving a definitive political solution to the long-running regional dispute.
The position was stated in an official communication issued by Sweden’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs following a telephone conversation held on Monday between Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenengard and Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates Nasser Bourita.
According to the Swedish statement, Stockholm’s stance comes in light of the recently adopted United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797, which has approved on October 31, 2025. The resolution reaffirms international efforts to reach a “political, realistic and lasting” solution and supports the view that genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty remains the most feasible path to resolving the dispute.
With this explicit backing, Sweden joins the vast majority of European Union member states and more than two-thirds of United Nations member states that have publicly endorsed Morocco’s autonomy initiative as a pragmatic framework for peace, stability and regional development.
Morocco first introduced its Autonomy Plan in 2007, proposing broad self-governance for the Sahara region in local affairs while maintaining Moroccan sovereignty and national responsibilities, including defence and foreign policy.
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