Western Sahara

UN Secretary-General António Guterres met with Algeria's Minister of Foreign Affairs at the United Nations, according to UN Media. No details of the discussion were released, but such meetings typically cover regional security, the situation in the Sahel and Western Sahara, and cooperation between Algeria and the organization. Algeria is a key diplomatic player in North Africa and a non-permanent member of the Security Council.

Cuba has reaffirmed its support for the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination, a longstanding position in Havana's foreign policy toward Western Sahara. The statement was reported by the Sahrawi news agency and comes as the decades-old dispute over the territory, pitting Morocco against the Polisario Front, remains on the international agenda at the United Nations.