The King chairs a working session on the post-MINURSO mission in the desert

On Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at the Royal Palace in Rabat, King Mohammed VI chaired a working session devoted to the follow-up of the post-mission phase of the United Nations Mission in the Moroccan Sahara (MINURSO), after the Security Council did not renew its mandate during its meeting held on October 30, 2026. According to what was published by Parliament.com, the session falls within the care that the King attaches to the issue of territorial integrity and national sovereignty.

He instructed the king to take over the MINURSO Coordination Office, which is affiliated with the Ministry of Interior. Coordination tasks and keeping abreast of the mission liquidation and withdrawal process, with the aim of facilitating the associated procedures and ensuring its smooth and orderly functioning, while ensuring cooperation with the United Nations.

According to the article, the King stressed Morocco's respect for its international obligations and its commitment to maintaining and contributing to peace, while safeguarding the sovereignty of the Kingdom. He also pointed to the diplomatic momentum that culminated, according to the text, in the recognition by friendly and brotherly countries of Morocco's sovereignty over its Sahara. Consider autonomy as the only political solution that provides the elements for the final folding of the conflict.

The article stated that Morocco's commitment to the ceasefire is a voluntary commitment that will not change with the end of the mandate of the mission, noting that the mission has failed on many occasions to monitor the observance of this ceasefire and to arrange the effects on its violation, and that the context of its origin and its original functions have been overtaken by the facts and positions of international actors.

Rashid Lazraq, a constitutional law expert and president of the North African Center for Studies, Research and Evaluation of Public Policies, said: The end of the mandate of a UN mission does not necessarily mean the end of the conflict or the resolution of the legal status of the region. The session represents a transition from managing the conflict within the framework of UN monitoring to a stage that imposes a rearrangement of the political and legal track. He added that the session carries internal messages that confirm the centrality of the Royal Institution in major choices, and external messages that reflect Morocco's readiness to deal with international transformations with the logic of the initiative.

At the conclusion of the session, the article continued that the king gave his instructions for the firm and vigilant activation of the priorities associated with the file. This will enhance the national consensus and ensure the continuation of the development project for the southern provinces, while following up on all developments that the file will know at all levels.

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