Algeria says willing to back ‘mediation’ over W.Sahara

ALGIERS: Algeria said on Tuesday it was willing to back mediation between Morocco and Western Sahara’s Polisario Front in their dispute over the territory to achieve a “just and lasting” solution. Algiers, which broke off relations with Rabat in 2021, had long called for a referendum on the Sahrawi people’s self-determination, unilaterally backing the pro-independence Polisario. Tuesday’s move comes after the United Nations Security Council on October 31 voted in favor of Morocco’s plan for the territory, which would provide Western Sahara autonomy under the kingdom’s sole sovereignty.

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