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UN Sahara envoy Staffan De Mistura’s talks held lately in Pretoria with South African foreign minister and Morocco’s enemies have left many scratching their heads trying to understand the rationale behind such a strange move. What’s intriguing is that Mr. De Mistura knows that South Africa is taking a hostile stand against Morocco’s territorial integrity […]
U.S. Under-Secretary of State for political Affairs Victoria Nuland has “reiterated full U.S. support for intensified consultations to ensure a successful UN-led political process for the Sahara without further delay,” referring to the obstructions made by the Polisario with the support of the Algerian regime. The U.S. stand was expressed during a meeting held lately […]
UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura arrived on Monday in Laayoune, capital of the Moroccan Sahara, in a bid to advance the UN-led political process on the Sahara issue. The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General “is looking forward to conducting visits in the region and meetings, engaging all concerned ahead of the issuance […]
UN Sahara envoy Staffan De Mistura met on Thursday at the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. According to the UN Department of Political & Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA), Mr. de Mistura reported to the UN Chief on the informal consultations he held this week with all parties […]
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. The announcement was made Tuesday by Mr. Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for […]
Morocco has reiterated its position to the UN envoy Staffan de Mistura that autonomy under the kingdom’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is the only solution to the regional conflict over the Sahara. This came during talks on July 5 in Rabat between Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and de Mistura. “The Moroccan delegation also expressed Morocco’s […]
UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura will start a new tour to the region with a visit to Morocco this Saturday for talks with Moroccan officials to advance the UN-led political process on the Sahara. The announcement was made Friday by Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General during his daily press briefing. “I have […]
The Biden Administration and the United Nations have reiterated their strong support to the political process seeking a lasting solution to the Sahara regional conflict. The supportive stand was voiced by U.S. top diplomat Anthony Blinken and UN envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura during a meeting held Thursday in Washington. “Secretary Blinken emphasized […]
The UN Secretary General’s personal envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, was in Rabat on Thursday, where he started his first tour of the region since taking office in November 2021. Reiterating its support for the UN envoy, the Biden administration, part of the continuity of the American recognition, in December 2020, of the […]
The newly appointed UN Secretary General envoy for the Sahara Staffan de Mistura has started his first visit to the region since taking the job. His main task will be to kickstart a stalled negotiation process in a context marked by Algeria’s warmongering and instigation of its Polisario proxies to violate the UN ceasefire agreement. […]