The current US-led Security Council draft text to soon renew the mandate of Minurso, the UN peacekeeping mission in the contested territory of Western Sahara, backs Morocco’s autonomy proposal; welcomes “President Trump’s leadership on conflict resolution in Western Sahara”
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The current US-led Security Council draft text to soon renew the mandate of Minurso, the UN peacekeeping mission in the contested territory of Western Sahara, backs Morocco’s autonomy proposal; welcomes “President Trump’s leadership on conflict resolution in Western Sahara”; and aims to extend Minurso’s mandate to only Jan. 31, 2026.
According to sources familiar with the negotiations, Russia is likely to veto the text, but Minurso’s future remains doubtful. (Relatedly: France 24 report on a “peace agreement” between Algeria and Morocco.)
Letter to the monthly rotating president of the UN Security Council (Russia), from Ambassador Sidi Omar, representative of the Frente Polisario independence movement at the UN, in part: “The Frente POLISARIO underscores that the draft resolution, which reflects the national position of the penholder, is a very dangerous, unprecedented departure not only from the principles of international law underpinning Western Sahara as a question of decolonization, but also from the basis upon which the Security Council has addressed Western Sahara. It also contains elements that strike at the heart of the foundations of the UN peace process in Western Sahara and constitute a grave violation of the international status of the Territory.”
Source : Pass Blue
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