The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution reaffirming its support for the political process conducted under the exclusive auspices of the UN Security Council for the resolution of the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, and reiterating the definitive burial of the referendum. The General Assembly thus confirmed the resolution adopted by the 4th committee last October. It thus supports the political process based on the 19 resolutions of the Security Council since 2007, to reach a “just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution” to the Sahara issue. It should be noted that the only new development in the political process since 2006 is the presentation by Morocco, on April 11, 2007, of the autonomy initiative. Actually, all these resolutions establish Algeria, together with Morocco, as the main party in this regional dispute.

Source: The North Africa Journal December 11, 2023 17:02 UTC