US EditionUN Security Council approves resolution backing Morocco’s plan for Western Sahara, in a major shift
- The Security Council on Friday backed Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara and renewed MINURSO's mandate for one year.
- Morocco's 2007 proposal underpins the draft resolution, and this year the United States, France and United Kingdom pushed to redefine terms favoring Rabat, with the autonomy plan creating local elected authorities while Rabat retains key controls.
- Meanwhile, Polisario rejected the draft and said it would not participate in negotiations, with Sidi Mohamed Omar stating it does not imply recognition of Moroccan sovereignty, while Algeria's U.N. ambassador criticised the text as falling short of decolonisation doctrine, warning `The final decision on the future cannot, must not, belong to anyone other than the people under colonial domination`.
- The resolution tasks Guterres and de Mistura with negotiations based on Morocco's plan, urging all parties to use the coming weeks for serious discussions, U.N. Ambassador Mike Waltz said.
- By offering the strongest endorsement yet, the resolution shifts international backing toward Morocco, with support from most European Union member states and African allies, despite omitting a referendum including independence and following major Moroccan investments like a deepwater port and a 656-mile highway.
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The UN Security Council, under American leadership, provides unprecedented support for the Moroccan plan of autonomy for Western Sahara, a decision that does not ease tensions with Algeria
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der Standard DEThe Polisario, which declared an independent republic in the area 50 years ago, rejects the US resolution. Morocco's plan provides for partial autonomy
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