Kuwait reassures Morocco, stating that it supports the Kingdom’s stance on the Western Sahara territorial dispute. This move comes as the same country defended Friday the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination.
By urging the United Nations to reduce the MINURSO’s mandate to six months, instead of one year, Russia has offered the Polisario and Algeria a precious gift. Details.
Three days before the expiry of the MINURSO’s mandate, United States Ambassador to the United Nations has held talks with three members of the Security Council.
Voting on the UN draft resolution on Western Sahara has been postponed by the U.S. after Russia stated that the text lacks «balance».
After five days of negotiations between members of the «Western Sahara Friends Club», the draft resolution on the Sahara will be soon voted. The document meets some of Morocco’s demands.
The U.S. Department of State has been criticized by a Polisario news platform for calling «SADR»'s flag «separatist».
France has been able to amend parts of the draft resolution on the Sahara. However, the document still does not condemn the Polisario’s military incursions into the buffer zones.