By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Lebrief
Russia defended its veto of the US draft resolution on the Sahara, saying the text departed from the principles of previous Security Council resolutions. The Russian representative also accused Washington of abandoning its neutrality, according to Lebrief.
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Guterres and the UN place self-determination at the center of negotiations on the Sahara, while several countries support Morocco’s autonomy plan.
30 OctMINURSO mandate set to end in the Sahara, Rabat says30 OctUN rejects Russian proposal to extend MINURSO in the Sahara
30 OctRussia vetoes US resolution on the SaharaRussia vetoed the US draft resolution on the Sahara at the UN Security Council on Friday, despite 11 votes in favour, one against and three abstentions, according to Lebrief, TelQuel, Maghreb Emergent and TSA. The text proposed renaming MINURSO and making Moroccan autonomy the basis for negotiations. A Russian counter-proposal remains to be voted on: without an adopted text, the mission’s mandate expires on Saturday 31 October.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
Russia says the Sahara conflict must be resolved through political means consistent with UN Security Council resolutions. In Moscow, the Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson also said she supported extending MINURSO’s mandate, while reserving Russia’s position on the US draft resolution, according to Yabiladi.
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The UN Security Council did not adopt, on 30 October 2026, Russia’s draft to extend MINURSO’s mandate in the Sahara by one year, Lebrief reports. Yabiladi specifies that the United States vetoed the text, which would have extended the mission until 31 October 2027 without changing its name or mandate. Russia had previously blocked a US proposal.
🇲🇦 Morocco · Source: Lebrief ·
The UN Security Council is due to vote on 30 October on the future of MINURSO, the United Nations mission in the Sahara. The US draft resolution has undergone several changes in recent days, according to RFI, which reviewed different versions of the text.
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