Morocco and the Polisario Front are to embark on UN-sponsored talks over the disputed territories of Western Sahara, while the Security Council unanimously resolved [May 1] to renew the 220-strong UN peacekeeping operation in the region. [The resolution also calls on both sides to enter into talks “without preconditions in good faith.”] [AlJazeera, May 1]
From Madrid11.net Security Briefs, May 1
See our last post on Western Sahara.
