The Dominican Republic has recognized Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara, Rabat's foreign ministry said on Saturday, as a slowly growing number of nations back the North African nation's claim.
Morocco considers Western Sahara its own territory, but the Algerian-backed Polisario Front wants to establish an independent state there. The dispute has soured Morocco's relations with some of its neighbours, most of all Algeria.
The Dominican Republic's position was expressed in a letter by its foreign minister Roberto Álvarez, Morocco's foreign ministry said in a statement. The Dominican Republic's stance aligns it with the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, which opened a consulate in Western Sahara last year.Some 28 other states, mostly Arab and African, have opened consulates in the territory as tangible proof of their support for Rabat.
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