UNITED NATIONS, Feb 12 (Saba) -- Informal talks between Moroccan and Polisario Front officials ended late Thursday with no breakthrough on Western Sahara's fate, the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Christopher Ross said in a statement distributed here, according to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA).
"The proposals of the two parties were again presented and discussed. By the end of the meeting, neither party had accepted the proposal of the other as the sole basis of future negotiations," Ross said at the conclusion of the two-day informal talks held outside New York City.
While Morocco offered three years ago to grant the former Spanish colony its autonomy, Polisario Front wants the UN to sponsor a referendum with independence as an option.
Ross said the talks took place in an atmosphere of "serious engagement, frankness, and mutual respect," and that the parties reiterated their commitment to continue their negotiations "as soon as possible." He added that he intends to travel to the region to consult further with the parties and other stakeholders, mainly Algeria and Mauritania, whose representatives were present at the opening and closing sessions of this week's informal talks.
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