Morocco says it will uphold Western Sahara ceasefire after UN mission ends
The UN says the mission’s departure leaves the territory without a peacekeeping structure after more than 3 decades, while Morocco vows no change to the ceasefire.
- Morocco's Royal Palace announced on Wednesday that the country will uphold the ceasefire in Western Sahara despite the conclusion of the United Nations peacekeeping mission MINURSO.
- The 35-year-old mission expired at midnight on October 31 after the Security Council failed to agree on an extension; a US-drafted resolution received 11 votes but was vetoed by Russia.
- King Mohammed VI ordered the Interior Ministry's MINURSO Coordination Office to coordinate personnel departures and equipment handling, directing officials to continue development projects and monitor events with "firmness and vigilance."
- Rabat welcomed the mission's conclusion, while the Polisario Front expressed concern and Algeria voiced "deep regret," as Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned of a risk of escalation.
- After Morocco annexed Western Sahara in 1975, the resulting conflict claimed more than 16,000 lives over 15 years; implementation of Morocco's orders will determine whether the transition remains stable.
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The meeting on the non-renewal of the MINURSO mandate was attended by the king and the country's prime minister. The post Morocco: Working meeting on the end of the mandate of the UN mission in Western Sahara appeared first on in.gr.
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