Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita stated that Morocco categorically rejects the proposal to divide the Sahara put forward by UN envoy Staffan de Mistura, emphasizing that the Sahara and Morocco's sovereignty and territorial integrity, will not be on the negotiating table.
Staffan de Mistura, the UN envoy for the Sahara, has presented a proposal to partition Western Sahara to members of the Security Council. This proposal was suggested before by Algeria.
The Polisario is looking for a small symbolic victory. After several failed invitations to MINURSO for a meeting in the «liberated territories», Brahim Ghali has complained to Antonio Guterres.