The United Nations is attempting to resolve another Middle Eastern conflict revolving around a disputed piece of territory, the result of colonial politics and involving local separatism. The Spanish colony of the Sahara was turned over to Morocco in 1975, but the independence of the region is claimed by the Algerian-backed, separatist Polisario movement.
Morocco?s King Mohammed VI, speaking on the second anniversary of his ascension to the throne on Monday, said that the solution to the Sahara issue must not compromise the Kingdom?s sovereignty, national unity or territorial integrity. While making it clear that a Polisarian state is not a possibility, the King emphasized Morocco?s quick and positive responses to the UN Security Council resolutions and to the UN Secreatary General?s proposals regarding the Sahara. The King said he is seeking "a constructive dialogue, in a bid to reach a political solution for this conflict artificially kindled around the Moroccan identity of our Sahara."
Morocco?s King Mohammed VI, speaking on the second anniversary of his ascension to the throne on Monday, said that the solution to the Sahara issue must not compromise the Kingdom?s sovereignty, national unity or territorial integrity. While making it clear that a Polisarian state is not a possibility, the King emphasized Morocco?s quick and positive responses to the UN Security Council resolutions and to the UN Secreatary General?s proposals regarding the Sahara. The King said he is seeking "a constructive dialogue, in a bid to reach a political solution for this conflict artificially kindled around the Moroccan identity of our Sahara."