Western Saharian MINURSO� s coordinator Mohamed Khadad (2n L) attends a rally with the new United Nations envoy to the Western Sahara Christopher Ross (R) shortly after his arrival in Tindouf, on February 22, 2009. Ross' week-long tour has started in Rabat to meet Moroccan leaders and would include stops in Tindouf, in the southwestern Algerian desert, for talks with Polisario chief Mohamed Abdelaziz, and then in Algiers, according to UN spokeswoman Michele Montas. Rabat has offered a form of autonomy for the territory under Moroccan sovereignty, while the Polisario wants a referendum on self-determination that would include the option of full independence. Getty Images logo Getty Images 9 months ago

Western Saharian MINURSO� s coordinator Mohamed Khadad (2n L) attends a rally with the new United Nations envoy to the Western Sahara Christopher Ross (R) shortly after his arrival in Tindouf, on February 22, 2009. Ross' week-long tour has started in Rabat to meet Moroccan leaders and would include stops in Tindouf, in the southwestern Algerian desert, for talks with Polisario chief Mohamed Abdelaziz, and then in Algiers, according to UN spokeswoman Michele Montas. Rabat has offered a form of autonomy for the territory under Moroccan sovereignty, while the Polisario wants a referendum on self-determination that would include the option of full independence.

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