DR ‹ › A week after the January 22 meeting in Washington between a senior official from the Trump administration and a Polisario Front delegation, fresh insights have surfaced regarding the strategic preparations leading up to this significant encounter. A source familiar with the situation revealed that during prior meetings in Algiers, Algerian officials provided guidance on how the Polisario delegation should navigate their discussions with the American side before heading to the United States. The Algerian authorities specifically advised the Polisario representatives to refrain from making any commitments with the U.S. administration and to adopt a strategy of delay. Upon arrival in Washington, the Algerian embassy assumed the role of advising the Front's delegation. The delegation decided not to engage with the American proposal, which aimed to concentrate negotiations solely on Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, choosing instead to bide their time.
