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Disputes -
international: |
claims and administers Western Sahara whose
sovereignty remains unresolved - UN-administered cease-fire has
remained in effect since September 1991, but attempts to hold a
referendum have failed and parties thus far have rejected all brokered
proposals; Polisario, Algeria, and European supporters agree to the
latest US-brokered UN proposals for limited temporary autonomy for 4-5
years followed by a referendum on independence, but Morocco's final
response is pending; Morocco protests Spain's control over the coastal
enclaves of Ceuta, Melilla, and Penon de Velez de la Gomera, the
islands of Penon de Alhucemas and Islas Chafarinas, and surrounding
waters; Morocco also rejected Spain's unilateral designation of a
median line from the Canary Islands in 2002 to set limits to undersea
resource exploration and refugee interdiction, but agreed in 2003 to
discuss a comprehensive maritime delimitation; Morocco serves as the
primary launching area of illegal migration into Spain from North
Africa |