Like the United States , France is also working towards resolving the Western Sahara conflict between Morocco and Polisario. This is at least what its ambassador to Morocco, Christophe Lecourtier, suggests.
Spain continues to control the Sahara airspace. Pedro Sanchez has not transferred the management of this space to Morocco, as agreed after the normalization of relations between the two countries in April 2022, following Sanchez’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara.
The United States is working to resolve the Western Sahara conflict between Morocco and Polisario.
A high-ranking military official of the Polisario Front was reportedly killed during a targeted operation conducted by a Moroccan drone near the Mahbès area.
During a new stay in Morocco, Georges-Louis Bouchez, president of MR, reiterated his support for the Moroccan nature of the Sahara and intends to work towards changing his country’s position. Unlike France, Spain, and the United States, Belgium does not yet recognize Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara.
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Morocco expelled two Italian journalists on Sunday who were trying to enter the city of Laayoune without obtaining official authorization from the competent authorities.
Three Polisario militiamen surrendered to the Royal Armed Forces (FAR) in the Oum Dreyga region, southwest of the Moroccan defense wall, in the Sahara.
Massad Boulos, special advisor for Africa to the President of the United States, reiterated the Trump administration’s commitment to "a sustainable solution without delay, based on the Moroccan autonomy proposal as the only framework for negotiating a mutually acceptable solution."
Alexander Ivanko, Head of the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO), stated in a report that the Polisario is not willing to move towards a ceasefire with Morocco and does not have the military capabilities to cause significant military damage to the kingdom.
Franco-Moroccans who demonstrated against the Sahrawi march organized at the Gibauderie community center in Poitiers will soon be the subject of a complaint.
France has reaffirmed its "unwavering" position on the Sahara issue, reiterating its recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over this territory.