Neuchatel, Switzerland — King Mohammed VI of Morocco, a key U.S. ally in the MENA region, has renewed his country's firm commitment to Western Sahara talks, voicing the Kingdom's willingness to negotiate on the basis of the principles set by the Security Council and the Moroccan-proposed autonomy initiative to resolve a decades-long territorial dispute.
Morocco has offered to grant Western Sahara an autonomous status within its sovereignty but the Polisario front, which is fighting for independence and supported by Algeria, has rejected the proposal, making UN-brokered talks hit a stalemate.
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