The resolution 2797 adopted on October 31 by the UN Security Council, validating the autonomy plan for the Sahara proposed by Morocco in 2007 , marks a major turning point in the resolution of this conflict that has lasted for decades. All eyes are now turned to Morocco, which holds all the cards to administer this territory.
The Algerian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, spoke about the recent adoption by the UN Security Council of a resolution on the Sahara in favor of Morocco, admitting that his country was "on the verge of voting" for this text.
The United Nations Security Council is expected to adopt a new resolution on the Western Sahara tonight, marking a notable evolution in its approach to the negotiation process. The text renews the mandate of the UN mission while redefining the basis of the discussion, placing the Moroccan initiative at the center of future talks.
Massad Boulos, special advisor to the US president for Arab and African affairs, has reaffirmed the United States’ willingness to find a lasting solution to the Sahara issue. A solution that he believes will help resolve the dispute between Algeria and Morocco.
As members of the UN Security Council prepare to vote on the new mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), France and the United Arab Emirates are intensifying their lobbying in favor of Morocco with members of the Council.
Algeria is facing several setbacks as the adoption of the next Security Council resolution on the Sahara, on October 31, approaches.
The Polisario says it is ready to accept the autonomy plan proposed in 2007 by Morocco for the Sahara, and already supported by many countries such as the United States, France, Germany and Spain. However, it poses a condition.
On Thursday, during a visit to the headquarters of the Ministry of National Defense, Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reaffirmed his support for the Polisario in the conflict in the Sahara, stating that this issue "will not be resolved by lies". He also spoke about the closure of the borders with Morocco.
The United States has officially announced its support for American companies wishing to invest in Western Sahara.
The presumed neutral position that Algeria has adopted during the reception by its Minister of Foreign Affairs of the personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, is not to the liking of the Moroccan League for Citizenship and Human Rights.
The Moroccan army is equipped and ready to carry out, in just “a few weeks,” an operation to secure the buffer zone in the Sahara.
Algeria claims to be the target of fierce media campaigns aimed at destabilizing it due to strong tensions with France and its positions on the conflict in the Sahara and the war waged by Israel in the Gaza Strip.