Simo Ben

Thank you, Ambassador, for your presence at yesterday’s UN Security Council meeting and for the efforts the US administration has undertaken to bring about a swift and lasting resolution to this dispute. The time has come for Morocco, working in close coordination with the United States, to move forward with the necessary measures to further isolate Algeria and its proxy, the Polisario. If there is one country that has consistently stood by Morocco’s side since the earliest days of this dispute and supported it through its most critical moments, that country is the United States. I documented this longstanding support extensively in my book, The Self-Determination Delusion, published two years ago. US support for Morocco’s position, although at times seemingly tepid, has consistently transcended partisan divisions. It reflects not only the deep and enduring bonds of friendship between our two countries, but also their shared strategic outlook and convergence of views on the most pressing geopolitical challenges facing our region.