Haiti withdraws its recognition of the Polisario’s so-called RASD

PERSISMA, Rabat – The Government of the Republic of Haiti announced in an official statement the withdrawal of the decision dated to 22 November 2006 in virtue of which it recognized the so-called Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (founded by the Polisario Front), according to a statement issued by the Haitian Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued on October 2nd.

According to the statement, “this decision seeks to facilitate the process aiming at resolving this issue at the UN Security Council and support the efforts of the Secretary General and his Special Envoy to reach a political, lasting and mutually acceptable solution.

Similarly, the Government of the Republic of Haiti “encourages the parties to continue negotiations in good faith to preserve the momentum generated by the Moroccan proposal to grant a status of autonomy to the Sahara region and reach a solution based on realism and a spirit of compromise in accordance with the relevant resolutions of the Security Council of the United Nations,“ says the statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.