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While Algeria’s press has spent days trumpeting supposed victories, Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf has struck a very different tone. With just three weeks to go before the UN Security Council adopts its next resolution on October 30, he is sounding the alarm, airing grievances and issuing warnings. His fear, and not without reason, is that autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is becoming irreversible.

In his latest report to the UN Security Council, António Guterres calls on all parties to engage in good-faith negotiations and explore genuine autonomy for the people of the Sahara in line with Resolution 2797.

Speaking before the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee in New York, Chile’s representative described Morocco’s 2007 autonomy proposal as a fair and lasting political solution.

Speaking on behalf of the GCC at the United Nations, Bahrain’s representative welcomed Security Council Resolution 2797 and described the Moroccan autonomy initiative as a decisive step toward a lasting settlement.

As the United States publicly urges the Polisario Front to turn the page on 50 years of fruitless waiting in Tindouf, Washington, through its UN representative Mike Waltz, is reaffirming its unwavering support for Morocco’s autonomy plan. The diplomatic pressure comes amid gathering international momentum aimed at forcing the separatists and their backers to face reality.

At the UN, Algeria’s Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf delivered a performance as grandiose as it was futile. Historical falsehoods, denial of the democratic reality in the Sahara, glaring contradictions in the face of international realpolitik… Algiers is confirming its isolation and sinking ever deeper into a strategic dead end. An analysis of a speech running against the tide of history.

Armenia has expressed its support for Morocco’s autonomy initiative, considering it a path toward strengthening the territorial unity of the Kingdom of Morocco.

Washington reaffirms its support for the development of Morocco’s Sahara and stronger cooperation with the Kingdom under Moroccan sovereignty over the territory.

Lima backs Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara and its autonomy initiative, with the future consulate set to serve as a gateway to African markets for Peruvian products.