The government of the Republic of Zambia welcomes the prospects for peace created by the American government through the Presidential Decree of December 10, 2020 recognizing the full sovereignty of the Kingdom of Morocco over the whole of the Moroccan Sahara region, wrote the Zambian ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement on Saturday.

The same source added that Zambia also welcomes the sovereign initiative of the United States of America to open a consulate in Dakhla, with an essentially economic vocation, to encourage American investments in the region.

Zambia will continue to support efforts to restore peace and prosperity in the Sahara and lauds Morocco's commitment to ensure peace and prosperity in the Moroccan Sahara, the statement said.