Ecuador reaffirmed on Friday 4th July 2025 in Rabat that the Autonomy Initiative represents “the basis” to resolve the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.

This position was voiced by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of the Republic of Ecuador, Gabriela Sommerfeld, during a press briefing following her talks with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita.

In this regard, the Republic of Ecuador also expressed its support for Morocco’s efforts to achieve a realistic, pragmatic, lasting, and mutually acceptable political solution to this regional dispute within the framework of the United Nations.

Furthermore, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, and Ecuadorian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility, Gabriela Sommerfeld, inaugurated the Embassy of the Republic of Ecuador in Rabat on Friday.

It is worth recalling that the Republic of Ecuador withdrew its recognition of the so-called “sadr” on October 22, 2024.