Sahrawi official says UN Security Council has buried the autonomy proposal

Sahrawi Foreign Minister Mohamed Yeslem Beisat has asserted that the UN Security Council has effectively rejected the autonomy proposal for Western Sahara. During the 8th Diplomatic Forum of Solidarity with the Sahrawi People in Algiers, Beisat dismissed the plan as an outdated colonial concept. He emphasized that any viable solution must uphold the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination through a UN-sponsored process. While stating that the Polisario Front is willing to engage in negotiations, he insisted that these must be rooted in international law. The forum concluded by calling for an end to the exploitation of Sahrawi natural resources and urging for the protection of human rights in the occupied territories.