With just three months to go before the UN Security Council's October deadline, the Western Sahara issue has entered a new diplomatic phase. «Senior Moroccan, American, and French officials met on July 29 in Paris to agree on a roadmap concerning the Sahara. Massab Boulos, Special Advisor to President Donald Trump for Africa, also took part in the discussions», a source close to the matter told Yabiladi. The Paris meeting came at the end of Boulos's visit to Algiers, where he held talks with Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune and Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf. Notably, Boulos left the Algerian capital without meeting Polisario representatives or visiting the Tindouf camps, despite Algeria's expectations. On the same day, the newly appointed U.S. ambassador reaffirmed during his Senate confirmation hearing in Washington the Trump administration's support for Morocco's 2007 autonomy plan as the basis for resolving the Western Sahara conflict, emphasizing respect for Morocco's sovereignty. Also on July 29, in his annual throne speech, King Mohammed VI extended an invitation to Algeria for a sincere dialogue aimed at settling differences between the two nations «without a winner or loser». The United States and France, both permanent members of the UN Security Council, recognize Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara.
