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Austria considers the autonomy plan for the Sahara, presented by Morocco in 2007, as a “serious and credible contribution” to the UN-led political process and as a basis for a solution agreed upon by the parties. This came in the joint statement adopted at the end of the meeting, Tuesday in Rabat, between the Federal […]
The government of Germany has reaffirmed its strong backing to the autonomy plan offered by Morocco for a lasting resolution of the Sahara regional conflict. The German supportive stand comes in a joint statement released following the meeting held Thursday in Rabat between Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita and German peer Annalena Baerbock, who is […]
The United Nations has flatly rejected the baseless accusations made lately by the Algerian regime, alleging that Morocco targets civilians in drone attacks carried out in the security berm in the Moroccan Sahara. During his daily press briefing held at the UN Headquarters in New York, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the UN Security General […]
The newly appointed UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura is off to a bad start after concluding a first regional tour marked by Algeria’s unwillingness to uphold its responsibility as a main party to the conflict. After holding talks with Morocco’s foreign minister in Rabat and a visit to the […]
The United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, began, on Tuesday, consultations with members of the Security Council, in order to appoint Italian-Swedish diplomat Staffan de Mistura as his Personal Envoy for the Moroccan Sahara, MAP correspondent in New York learned from diplomatic sources. The information was confirmed to MAP by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN […]
The would-be talks in Syria are proving to be a tug of war between the United Nations, the Syrian opposition High Negotiators Council (HNC) and the Assad-led government as conditions under which they should be held continue to be a source of disagreement. The HNC, the main opposition group, wants humanitarian aid to reach besieged […]
U.N Special Envoy for Syria Staffan de Mistura’s visit to Syria ended on Wednesday with condemnations of government and rebel forces for indiscriminately killing civilians. During his visit, he met with President Assad, Foreign Minister Walid al-Mouallem, more than 30 political parties, religious figures and civil society organizations. Discussions during the various meetings were centered […]
The upcoming talks, between the Syrian opposition and Assad’s government, in Russia are seen as an opportunity that should not be missed according to U.N. Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura. He said the Syrian war has become the worst humanitarian disaster since World War II and Russian efforts should be supported to end it because it […]