(MENAFN) The UN Security Council was confirmed to have announced its endorsement for discussions between Morocco and the Polisario Front to be held over Western Sahara disputes.
The UN council renewed a mandate for six month of a UN mission that has been observing a ceasefire in Western Sahara since 1991 and outlined steps for talks to be carried out again.
The motion has been granted the support of twelve countries in the council with a vote in favor, while other three, Russia, Ethiopia and China abstained.
Following the vote, the council received a statement from US political coordinator Amy Tachco, saying "the expectation is clear."
The coordinator added "it is time to see progress toward a political solution and after 27 years, to stop perpetuating the status quo."
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