DR ‹ › Austria on Wednesday voiced its support for United Nations Security Council Resolution 2797 (2025), stating that «genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty could constitute a most feasible solution» to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara. This position was outlined in a joint communiqué issued following a meeting in Vienna between Austria's Federal Minister for European and International Affairs, Beate Meinl-Reisinger, and Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation, and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, who is on a working visit to Austria. In the communiqué, Austria also welcomed the adoption of Resolution 2797, which fully supports the efforts of the UN Secretary-General and his Personal Envoy to «facilitate and conduct negotiations, taking as a basis Morocco's autonomy plan proposal, with a view to achieving a just, lasting, and mutually acceptable resolution» to the dispute. Austria further «welcomed Morocco's willingness to explain what shape a genuine autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty would take», according to the same source. The statement notes that Austria's position reinforces the growing international momentum in favor of Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara and its autonomy initiative, driven under the leadership of King Mohammed VI, particularly following the adoption of Resolution 2797 on October 31, 2025.
