US envoy says working on peace agreement between Algeria, Morocco

Algeria, Morocco have strained relations over disputed Western Sahara

By Khalid Mejdoub and Rania Abu Shamala

RABAT, Morocco/ISTANBUL (AA) – The US is working to finalize a peace agreement between neighboring countries Algeria and Morocco within 60 days, President Donald Trump’s Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff said Monday.

“We're working on Algeria and Morocco right now, our team. And there's going to be a peace deal there in the next, in my view, 60 days,” Witkoff told CBS’s 60 Minutes program.

“Doing a peace deal is becoming infectious. People wanna do them. People wanna get to this place,” he said.

There was no immediate comment from Algeria or Morocco on the comments.

The two North African neighbors have had strained relations over the disputed Western Sahara, an area claimed by Morocco and the Polisario Front, a pro-independence group backed by Algeria.

In 2007, Morocco proposed self-rule for the area under its sovereignty, while the Polisario Front called for an independence referendum.

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