Tag: Christopher Ross

Former German President Horst Köhler, New Personal Envoy for Sahara

August 16, 2017

UN Secretary-General António Guterres announced Wednesday the appointment of Horst Köhler, former President of Germany, as his Personal Envoy for the Sahara. Mr. Köhler brings ... Read More

Morocco Green Lights Appointment of Kohler, new UNSG Envoy for Sahara

May 31, 2017

Morocco has given its green light for the appointment of Horst Kohler, former German President (2004-2010), as new Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General ... Read More

Polisario Accepts Nomination of Horst Köhler as UN Envoy to Sahara

April 14, 2017

The Algerian-backed separatist movement, the Polisario, gave its initial agreement on the appointment of former German President Horst Köhler as Personal Envoy of the UN ... Read More

UN Chief Reiterates Call on Polisario to Immediately Withdraw from Guerguarat

April 11, 2017

The UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres called on the Polisario to immediately withdraw from the Guerguarat area in the buffer strip in the southernmost tip ... Read More

UN Secretary General to Appoint New Envoy for Sahara

March 6, 2017

Christopher Ross, the current Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Sahara, has informed the new UN Chief Antonio Guterres about his intention ... Read More

Chief of UN Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous in Morocco this Week

October 19, 2016

Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations Hervé Ladsous said he would pay a visit to Morocco this week to meet Moroccan officials and visit the headquarters of ... Read More

Stockholm’s New Stand on Western Sahara, a Meddling in the UN Peace Process & a Geopolitical Threat

September 30, 2015

Sweden’s plans to recognize the self-proclaimed Sahrawi Republic has sparked widespread anger in Morocco where the Islamist-led government and all political parties denounced Stockholm’s political ... Read More

Mauritania expels Algerian diplomat over e-journal allegations, Algeria retaliates

April 29, 2015

A diplomatic row between Algiers and Nouakchott has erupted over an article published by Mauritanian e-journal Al-Bayan, alleging that Mauritania had complained to the U.N ... Read More

Western Sahara: Autonomy Initiative is the Maximum Morocco Can Offer

November 7, 2014

Morocco has renewed its readiness to take part in negotiations, either direct negotiations or negotiations through UN mediation, to settle once and for all the ... Read More