Morocco, Polisario agree to meet again in W. Sahara talks

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UNITED NATIONS (AFP) — Morocco and the Polisario independence movement concluded a second day of UN-brokered talks on Saturday and agreed to meet again for more negotiations.

The talks about their 32-year-long dispute over Western Sahara ended with no breakthroughs.

"The parties acknowledge that the current status quo is unacceptable and they have committed to continue these negotiations in good faith," read a UN statement signed by UN chief Ban Ki-moon's envoy for Western Sahara, Peter Van Walsum.

Negotiators have still to set a place and date for the next round of talks, Van Walsum said.

The talks, held in Manhasseet, just east of New York City, focused on the status of the north African territory.

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