Voting on the UN draft resolution on Western Sahara has been postponed by the U.S. after Russia stated that the text lacks «balance».
In his report on the Sahara, Antonio Guterres pointed to the MINURSO’s inability to monitor the ceasefire and report military movements in the eastern part of the security wall where ground patrols are carried only by day.
Yabiladi was able to take a look at a copy of the UN Secretary-General's preliminary report on Western Sahara. The document to be presented soon by Antonio Guterres bears positive news for Morocco.
Chairperson of the African Union Commission Moussa Faki Mahamat met with Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz. Their meeting was an opportunity to tackle the Western Sahara conflict.
Serbian Foreign Minister’s comments on the Sahara have placed the Algerian Foreign Ministry on special alert. Abdelkader Messahel went to Belgrade urgently to defend his country’s position on this issue.
After ousting State Secretary Rex Tillerson, President Trump sacked HR McMaster as his national security adviser, appointing in his place John Bolton, a close friend of Algeria and the Polisario.
Three diplomats from the EU delegation in Rabat discussed the fisheries agreement issue Thursday with Mahjoub Salek, founder of Khat Achahid. A serious setback for the Polisario which claims being «the only body that represents Sahrawis».