The UN Security Council on Friday, at the initiative of the United States, voted to support Morocco's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, deeming it the "most realistic" solution for the region. The resolution, adopted with 11 votes in favor, 3 abstentions, and no votes against, states that the plan presented by Morocco in 2007, which provides for the region's autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty, "may represent the most realistic solution" and could form the "basis" for future negotiations to end a conflict that has lasted for five decades.
