The UN envoy to Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, proposed dividing the disputed territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front as a potential solution to the long-running conflict.

The U.N. envoy to Western Sahara is suggesting that dividing the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front could be one way to settle the decades-long conflict.

The U.N. envoy to Western Sahara has proposed partitioning the territory between Morocco and the pro-independence Polisario Front to resolve the long-standing conflict. Though the suggestion could potentially satisfy both sides by creating an independent state and integrating part of the territory with Morocco,

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.N. envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has floated the idea of dividing the territory between Morocco and the Polisario front as a solution to the near five-decades-old dispute, according to remarks seen by Reuters.

Generals Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has suggested splitting the Sahara between Morocco and the Polisario as a potential solution to the territorial conflict, according to remarks reported by Reuters.