The Polisario Front rejects any negotiation based on the Moroccan autonomy plan

"While reaffirming its firm determination to participate constructively in the peace process led by the UN, the Polisario Front stresses that it will not participate in any political process or negotiations based on proposals aimed at legitimizing the illegal occupation of Western Sahara by Morocco and depriving the Sahrawi people of their inalienable, non-negotiable and imprescriptible right to self-determination and sovereignty over their homeland," the Polisario said in a statement relayed by SPS.

The Sahrawi independence movement adds that "the unilateral positions that claim to sacrifice the rule of law, justice and peace for the sake of short-term political advantages will only exacerbate the conflict and endanger the peace, security and stability of the entire region," recalling that a little more than a week before the UN Security Council meeting, it had presented to UN Secretary-General António Guterres an "expanded proposal" aimed at relaunching negotiations with Morocco with a view to reaching a solution that "provides for the self-determination of the Sahrawi people."

"(We have presented) an expanded version of the 2007 proposal on October 20, 2025, as further evidence of our sincere commitment to a just and lasting peace. We remain ready to participate constructively in the peace process and to engage in direct negotiations with the other party, on the basis of the content of the expanded proposal and in accordance with the resolutions," the statement said.

The Polisario, however, says it regrets that this resolution, adopted by eleven members of the UN Security Council, contains "elements" that "undermine the international status of Western Sahara as a decolonization issue, undermine the foundations of the UN-sponsored peace process and compromise the efforts" of Guterres and his special envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura.