Algeria stands resolutely against the initiatives spearheaded by three permanent members of the UN Security Council, the United States, France, and the United Kingdom, which aim to implement a political resolution based on Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara. Before high-ranking Algerian military officials, President Abdelmadjid Tebboune reiterated his country's firm stance on the matter. «The issue of Western Sahara is one of decolonization. I will not abandon Western Sahara», he proclaimed, drawing applause from the assembled military personnel. «These people yearn for independence. We are not more Sahrawi than the Sahrawis themselves. We support whatever solution the Sahrawis accept. We will not outbid. The solutions they reject, I will not impose on them. And as long as I am their neighbor, I will not allow anyone to impose solutions on the Sahrawis that they do not accept. It's as simple as that». Abdelmadjid Tebboune President Tebboune's position has received public backing from the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ahmed Attaf, during a speech marking Algerian Diplomacy Day. Meanwhile, President Donald Trump's special advisor for Africa met with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, in Brussels yesterday. «We have reaffirmed our shared commitment to meaningful dialogue with our African partners and will continue to work in harmony on Libya, Sudan, and Morocco, including Western Sahara», stated Massab Boulos.
