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The United Kingdom expresses immense disappointment at Russia’s decision to veto this draft resolution. 

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That decision undermines the Council’s action on this file, jeopardises the deployment of the UN Mission, and risks setting back progress on the political process for the Western Sahara.

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We commend US leadership on this resolution and welcome work of Personal Envoy de Mistura to advance the political process.

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We urge Council members to approach the question of Western Sahara in the interests of accelerating progress toward a just, lasting, and mutually agreed solution that meaningfully provides the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.

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We reiterate our position that Morocco’s 2007 autonomy proposal is the most credible, viable, and pragmatic basis for a lasting resolution of the dispute.

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