The British government has restated its support for the UN-led political process on the Moroccan Sahara, saying it remains in contact with all the parties concerned, in a written answer to a parliamentary question.<\/p>\n
Stephen Doughty, minister of state at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, set out the position in reply to a question from MP Brian Leishman. London backs United Nations efforts to reach a political solution to the regional dispute that rests on compromise, is acceptable to the parties and is consistent with the purposes and principles of the UN Charter, he said.<\/p>\n
British officials had met representatives of the Polisario twice in recent weeks, Doughty disclosed: in London on September 17 and in New York on October 8. He described the meetings as part of the United Kingdom’s contacts on the issue.<\/p>\n
The answer comes as the UN Security Council prepares to consider renewing the mandate of its MINURSO mission, which expires on October 31, and to adopt a new resolution on the mission’s future.<\/p>\n
Attention is turning to what the forthcoming text will say about the political process. It follows Resolution 2797, adopted on October 31, 2025, which explicitly named Morocco’s autonomy initiative<\/a> under Moroccan sovereignty as the basis for negotiations towards a settlement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" UK minister Stephen Doughty reaffirms support for the UN-led process on the Moroccan Sahara and confirms talks with the Polisario in a written parliamentary answer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6220,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[5625,5623,5624,5622,5626],"class_list":["post-6210","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-mission-minurso-sahara","tag-brian-leishman","tag-front-polisario","tag-stephen-doughty","tag-conseil-securite-onu"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t