DR ‹ › Costa Rica on Friday described Morocco's autonomy initiative as «the most appropriate, serious, credible, and realistic basis» for reaching a political solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, stating that autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty «could be the most feasible solution». The position was outlined in a Joint Declaration signed in Rabat following talks between Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Costa Rica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Worship, Arnoldo André Tinoco, who is on a working visit to the Kingdom. Costa Rica also expressed its intention to act on this stance at the political, diplomatic, economic, and consular levels. The Central American country welcomed the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 2797 (2025) and acknowledged the importance Morocco attaches to the Sahara issue, noting that it is closely following the current positive momentum under the leadership of King Mohammed VI. In the same declaration, both ministers reaffirmed their support for the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for the Sahara and his efforts to advance the political process toward a definitive resolution of the dispute.
