Sahara: Washington tells Algiers it wants support for UN political process & regional stability

The Biden Administration has told the Algerian regime that it wants support for the UN political process on the Sahara and stability in the region.

This message was conveyed by U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman during talks she held Tuesday with the newly appointed Algerian Foreign Minister Ahmed Attaf.

According to a statement released by the State Department, they discussed “efforts to foster stability in the region, including support for UN Personal Envoy of the Secretary-General Staffan de Mistura in advancing an enduring and dignified political solution to the Sahara conflict.”

Mrs. Sherman spoke with Attaf to congratulate him on his appointment and emphasize the importance of bilateral relationship in addressing a wide range of shared challenges, the statement said.

Also on Tuesday, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Stéphane Dujarric said during his daily briefing that the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, has invited the representatives in New York of Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and Polisario “to informal bilateral consultations with him,” ahead of his upcoming briefing to the Security Council due next month.