Political advisor at the U.S. Embassy in Rabat met lately in Laayoune with leaders of the Movement of Sahrawis for Peace, set up in 2020 by former Polisario members who broke away from the Algeria-backed separatist group.
Discussion between the American diplomat and the Sahrawi peace movement focused on the latest developments of the Sahara issue and the movement’s vision to advance a political solution to the conflict.
During the meeting, the Sahrawi peace movement stressed the importance of including in the negotiations and UN-US led political process various Sahrawi actors and representative bodies to enhance the chances of reaching a lasting and mutually acceptable solution.
According to a statement issued by the Sahrawi Movement, the U.S. embassy political advisor said the U.S. seeks to break the deadlock and support the efforts aimed at advancing the political process to end the Sahara conflict.
He also recognized the importance of the movement as a Sahrawi voice committed to ending the stalemate and finding enduring political solution bringing in stability to the region.
The Laayoune meeting is part of a series of contacts the United States is conducting with the Sahrawi Peace movement. It also comes following the recent meetings held in New York between a delegation from the Sahrawi movement and the permanent representatives to the UN of the USA, France and the UK ahead of the upcoming UN Security Council meeting on the Sahara in line with Security Council Resolution 2797.
This historic resolution, adopted end of October 2025, calls upon the four parties to the Sahara conflict (Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Polisario) to engage in discussions without preconditions, taking as basis Morocco’s Autonomy Proposal, with a view to achieving a final and mutually acceptable political solution.
As the Algerian regime and its Polisario puppets are refusing to comply with the UN Security Council decision, It is very likely that the international community will shift its backing to the Sahrawi peace advocates to end the decades-long regional conflict, leaving behind the blackmailers and the peace spoilers!
