Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita arrived in Quito Friday to represent King Mohammed VI at the inauguration of Ecuador's re-elected president, Daniel Noboa Azin, Moroccan diplomacy announced last night. The swearing-in ceremony took place this Saturday, May 24, at 5 PM (GMT+1). Rabat and Quito have decided to open a new chapter in their relations after President Noboa, during his first term, suspended in October 2024 his country's recognition of the «Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)». This decision was anticipated, especially after the defeat of the leftist candidate, Luisa Gonzalez, in the early presidential elections on October 15, 2023, against the current president Daniel Noboa, a 35-year-old businessman from a prosperous banana-growing family. Two months after this suspension of relations with the Polisario, Nasser Bourita held a videoconference meeting on December 2 with his Ecuadorian counterpart, Gabriela Sommerfeld. She reaffirmed her country's support for a peaceful and lasting solution to the Sahara issue, within the framework of the political process led exclusively under the auspices of the UN. The inauguration of President Noboa was attended by 93 foreign delegations.
