The information was confirmed by the State Department last week: during his weekly press briefing, the spokesman for U.S. diplomacy, Ned Price, affirmed that the recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara "remains the position of President Joe Biden's administration." "No change" therefore compared to the decision of Donald Trump to support Rabat on the question.

Washington also states that it is in favor of "a credible political process led by the UN to ensure the cessation of hostilities." "We are consulting with the parties, we are consulting with other governments in the region and beyond, on the best way to end the violence and achieve a lasting settlement of this conflict," explained Ned Price, who insists on the need to quickly appoint a special envoy for Western Sahara.

Last Friday, United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on Morocco and the independentists of the Polisario Front to accept the next candidate he would propose to them. Since 2019, the position of UN special envoy has been vacant, with 13 candidates already rejected.

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