recognized the Polisario Front as the representative of the people of Western Sahara, and considered Morocco as an occupying force. Former United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan stressed, in his last report on Western Sahara, to the Security Council: "The Security Council would not be able to invite parties to negotiate about Western Saharan autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty, for such wording would imply recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara, which was out of the question as long as no States Member of the United Nations had recognized that sovereignty". See also Foreign relations of Morocco Foreign relations of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic List of states with limited recognition Polisario Front Notes References Bibliography Hodges, Tony. Western Sahara: Roots of a Desert War, Lawrence Hill & Company, 1983, , p. 308 Hodges, Tony, and Pazzanita, Anthony. Historical Dictionary of Western Sahara, 2 ed., Scarecrow Press, 1994, , pp. 378–379. External links Tables of states recognizing the SADR World Statesmen Western Sahara On-line The SADR Lasonet.com Friends of the Sahara The Association for a Free and Fair Referendum in Western Sahara Western Sahara Politics of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Diplomatic recognition Western Sahara conflict