ALGIERS: Algeria鈥檚 foreign ministry said it 鈥渞egrets鈥� Britain鈥檚 decision on Sunday to support Morocco鈥檚 automony plan for the disputed territory of Western Sahara, overturning a decades-long policy in favor of self-determination.
鈥淎lgeria regrets the choice made by the United Kingdom to support to the Moroccan autonomy plan. In 18 years of existence, this plan has never been submitted to the Sahrawis as a basis for negotiation, nor has it ever been taken seriously by the successive UN envoys,鈥� the ministry said in a statement.