In a statement to MAP, El Otmani underlined that this recognition "constitutes an important turning point" as it is the first time that a Western country explicitly recognizes the Moroccanness of the Sahara, noting that the United States is not only a superpower, but also a permanent member of the UN Security Council and that the American administration has decided to support this presidential decree with a practical measure through the opening of an American consulate in Dakhla.
After highlighting the opening of several consulates of brotherly and friendly countries in the southern provinces, El Otmani noted that all these countries are either African or Arab. "Today it is a country from another continent which is the American continent", he said, affirming that this "will open the way for other countries to recognize the Moroccanness of the Sahara and eventually open consulates in the southern provinces".
The United States is generally responsible for preparing the draft of the Security Council resolution before its presentation to the group of friends on the question of the Moroccan Sahara, after agreement on this project within the framework of this group made up of five countries, before its submission to the UN Security Council, he recalled, noting that "the country which usually prepares Security Council resolutions has today taken a historic decision by recognizing the Moroccanness of the Sahara, which is the prelude to other victories for the national cause.