{"id":3327,"date":"2025-11-01T12:43:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T12:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/?p=3327"},"modified":"2025-11-01T13:46:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T13:46:56","slug":"sahara-under-moroccan-sovereignty-historic-un-security-council-step-and-us-call-for-direct-negotiations-to-resolve-the-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/sahara-under-moroccan-sovereignty-historic-un-security-council-step-and-us-call-for-direct-negotiations-to-resolve-the-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Sahara under Moroccan Sovereignty: Historic UN Security Council Step and US Call for Direct Negotiations to Resolve the Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3223\" data-end=\"3363\"><strong data-start=\"3227\" data-end=\"3363\">After the UN Security Council Decision: The United States Calls for Direct Negotiations to Resolve the Sahara Issue<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3365\" data-end=\"3774\">In a diplomatic scene heavy with symbolic and strategic weight, the recent UN Security Council vote to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in the Sahara (MINURSO) by one year marks a significant shift in a long-stalled conflict. This vote is far from routine; it signals a growing global consensus supporting Morocco\u2019s autonomy plan as the foundation for any future solution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"3776\" data-end=\"4235\">From Washington, the voice of the US President\u2019s senior adviser on Arab and African affairs, <strong data-start=\"3869\" data-end=\"3888\">Moussaad Boulos<\/strong>, cuts through the noise: \u201cTime is of the essence, and direct negotiations are needed to achieve lasting peace in the Sahara.\u201d A single tweet, yet loaded with historical and geopolitical significance, reiterates that the solution, from the American perspective, must respect Moroccan sovereignty and the credible autonomy plan proposed by Rabat.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The United States\u00a0welcomes today\u2019s historic vote to extend MINURSO&#39;s mandate for one year and looks\u00a0forward to supporting\u00a0negotiations to achieve peace in Western Sahara. I echo <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>&#39;s call for all parties to engage in negotiations without delay to achieve a lasting solution,\u2026<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; U.S. Senior Advisor for Arab and African Affairs (@US_SrAdvisorAF) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/US_SrAdvisorAF\/status\/1984388553070215236?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 31, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4237\" data-end=\"4586\">The analysis goes beyond simple diplomacy: the pressing question arises\u2014will Algeria finally reconsider its traditional stance of abstention or non-participation? Will Morocco-Algeria relations see a genuine transformation in light of this international momentum, or will entrenched political obstacles continue to dominate the regional landscape?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4588\" data-end=\"4951\">The US position, in alignment with King Mohammed VI\u2019s vision, also opens a window for rebuilding mutual trust between Rabat and Algiers, a gesture at once symbolic and diplomatic. Here lies the critical question: can a direct fraternal dialogue overcome decades of stalemate, or does regional geopolitics still dictate outcomes despite local actors\u2019 intentions?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"4953\" data-end=\"5358\">Within the Security Council, Resolution 2797 (2025) stands as a landmark: 11 votes in favor, including the United States, France, and the United Kingdom, versus three abstentions\u2014Russia, China, and Pakistan\u2014while Algeria chose to completely withdraw from the vote for the second consecutive time. This illustrates how major transformations often emerge as much from absence as from active participation.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"5360\" data-end=\"5601\">The question remains open for reflection: does this vote mark the beginning of the end of uncertainty for the separatists? Can this international momentum be interpreted as a decline in external support for Algeria\u2019s traditional positions?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\" data-start=\"5603\" data-end=\"5935\">The Security Council\u2019s decision is more than a formal document; it emits multiple signals\u2014diplomatic, political, and strategic. Against this backdrop, Morocco seems to move confidently toward a sustainable political solution, while leaving all parties, including Algeria, to confront the test of their genuine commitment to peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the UN Security Council Decision: The United States Calls for Direct Negotiations to Resolve the Sahara Issue In a diplomatic scene heavy with symbolic and strategic weight, the recent UN Security Council vote to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in the Sahara (MINURSO) by one year marks a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3328,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39,43,42,41,76],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-3327","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-africa","8":"category-asia-americas","9":"category-europe-russia","10":"category-middle-east","11":"category-the-maghreb"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3327","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3327"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3327\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3329,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3327\/revisions\/3329"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3328"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3327"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3327"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3327"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}