This motion has not been discussed in the Assembly and commits only those who have signed it.
The Parliamentary Assembly is currently considering a request
for partner for democracy status submitted by the Parliament of
Morocco.
Granting this status will allow the Assembly to follow in
more detail, against the background of the core values defended
by the Council of Europe, the various aspects of the situation in
Morocco.
One of the issues which the Assembly has to pay attention
to is the respect of human rights in the context of the unsettled
conflict in the Western Sahara.
The Assembly therefore resolves to follow up closely this
issue, and asks its relevant Committee to prepare a specific report
on it.
Moreover, the Assembly must also make use of the new possibilities
for enhanced dialogue with the Parliament of Morocco, which the
granting of partner for democracy status would create, in order
to strengthen the parliamentary contribution to the process of searching
for a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution of
the long overdue issue of Western Sahara in the framework of the
United Nations.
