U.S. Recognizes Moroccan Sovereignty Over Western Sahara
President Donald Trump said today Morocco and Israel agreed to establish full diplomatic relations and that he was recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over the disputed region of Western Sahara, according to Bloomberg.
The Western Sahara issue was long seen as a sticking point in getting Morocco to join with countries including the United Arab Emirates, Sudan and Bahrain in recognizing Israel.
Moroccan King Mohammed VI told Trump that his country will normalize relations with Israel as soon as possible, the state news agency MAP reported.
“The United States recognizes Moroccan sovereignty over the entire Western Sahara territory and reaffirms its support for Morocco’s serious, credible, and realistic autonomy proposal as the only basis for a just and lasting solution to the dispute over the Western Sahara territory,” the White House said after Trump tweeted.