Eoin Ó Broin (Dublin Mid West, Sinn Fein)
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70. To ask the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade the position Ireland will take in relation to the European Commission's recommendation for a council decision regarding the opening of negotiations on the amendment of the 2018 agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the EU and Morocco; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46767/25]

Simon Harris (Wicklow, Fine Gael)
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Ireland’s long-standing position on Western Sahara is one of full support for the UN-led process, including the MINURSO Mission, and the efforts of Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, to achieve a political solution to this long-standing dispute. It is our hope that these efforts will help achieve a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.

In July, the Commission submitted to the Council a Recommendation for a Council Decision concerning the opening of negotiations on the amendment of the 2018 Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco. The Recommendation is still under consideration and, as such, Ireland has not yet finalised its position.