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President Trump Signs Moroccan Proclamation, More Middle Peace Progress

In a tweet Thursday, President Trump announced the signing of the “Proclamation on Recognizing The Sovereignty Of The Kingdom Of Morocco Over The Western Sahara”.

Israel and Morocco have agreed to normalize ties, President Donald Trump announced on Thursday. Morocco will become the fourth Arab country to normalize relations with Israel in just four months, following the signing of the Abraham Accords Peace Agreement.

On August 16th, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) inaugurated direct telephone services between their countries, following their agreement to normalize relations. The countries’ foreign ministers called each other and “exchanged greetings following the historic peace accord”, a statement said.

Trump said Thursday, “Morocco recognized the United States in 1777.  It is thus fitting we recognize their sovereignty over the Western Sahara.”

Presidents Trump’s full statement and proclamation are below.

“The United States affirms, as stated by previous Administrations, its support for Morocco’s autonomy proposal as the only basis for a just and lasting solution to the dispute over the Western Sahara territory. Therefore, as of today, 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 United States believes that an independent Sahrawi State is not a realistic option for resolving the conflict and that genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is the only feasible solution. We urge the parties to engage in discussions without delay, using Morocco’s autonomy plan as the only framework to negotiate a mutually acceptable solution. To facilitate progress toward this aim, the United States will encourage economic and social development with Morocco, including in the Western Sahara territory, and to that end will open a consulate in the Western Sahara territory, in Dakhla, to promote economic and business opportunities for the region.

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NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim that, the United States recognizes that the entire Western Sahara territory is part of the Kingdom of Morocco.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourth day of December, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.

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