The adoption of the new resolution on Western Sahara was not received in the same way by Rabat and Algiers. While Morocco welcomed the UN resolution, the Polisario Front voiced its disappointment, threatening to «reconsider its engagement in the UN peace process».
During the US-Morocco Strategic Dialogue, held Tuesday in Washington DC, the two countries discussed bilateral and international issues, without addressing the Western Sahara conflict.
After complaining about the delay in the appointment of a new personal envoy to Western Sahara, the Polisario condemned, Tuesday, the «conditions imposed» by Morocco when it comes to replacing former German president Horst Köhler in a letter sent to the UN.
Tunisia’s electoral commission announced that Kais Saied secured 73% of votes, becoming the country’s new president. The retired academic has already made in his presidential program Western Sahara and the Arab Maghreb Union promises.
In his new report on the Western Sahara conflict, the UN Secretary-General focused on the actions undertaken by MINURSO. According to Antonio Guterres, the peacekeeping mission has proposed the creation of a joint military mechanism between Morocco and the Polisario.