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The UN Secretary General’s Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq downplayed the resurrection by UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara Sataffan de Mistura of the partition plan, that was categorically rejected by Morocco twenty years ago. De Mistura has said in a briefing to the Security Council last year that he raised the concept of […]
The United States has demanded the Algerian regime to change its behavior in the region during the meeting held lately in New York between U.S. Under Secretary for Political Affairs John Bass and Algerian foreign minister Ahmed Attaf. According to a diplomatic source at the U.S. State Department cited by press reports, the meeting, which […]
Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita conferred Sunday in New York, on the sidelines of UN General Assembly, with UN Sahara envoy Staffan de Mistura ahead of the UN Security Council meeting on the issue in October. The meeting, attended by Morocco’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, was an opportunity to highlight the international […]
Malta’s Prime Minister, Robert Abela, has called for the withdrawal of foreign forces from Libya and urged strict enforcement of the Libyan arms embargo, in accordance with Security Council resolutions. Speaking at the UN General Assembly, Abela emphasized that assisting the Libyan people in finding a lasting solution to their prolonged institutional crisis is a […]
The Commonwealth of Dominica and the Republic of Sudan have expressed at the United Nations steadfast support for Morocco’s full sovereignty over its entire Saharan territory, dealing a hard blow to the enemies of Morocco’s territorial integrity. The supportive stands were voiced during separate meetings held Tuesday in New York by Moroccan foreign Nasser Bourita […]
Morocco has reiterated at the United Nations its firm attachment to a lasting political solution based exclusively on the autonomy plan offered by the Kingdom to the Sahara under its sovereignty. The crystal-clear and unwavering position comes in Morocco’s address made by Head of Govt. Aziz Akhannouch at UN General Assembly convening in New York. […]
Morocco has placed the Palestinian issue at the same level as its first national cause and has made it at the top of its foreign policy priorities, said Moroccan foreign minister Nasser Bourita. Addressing the ministerial meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM), held Monday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly convening in New […]
Due to the surge of attacks on civilians by both warring sides in Sudan, the UN urged sending peacekeepers to the country and imposing an arms embargo there. The call was made by the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan following its first report. The report said Sudan’s warring parties have committed an appalling […]
The United Nations and the US have called for an “urgent” meeting of Libyan political leaders to address the crisis of the Central Bank of Libya (BCL) and the blockade of oil production and exports. The UN Support Mission in Libya expressed “deep concern” over the worsening situation and convened a meeting to seek a […]
The most recent showdown at the UN Security Council between Russia and non-permanent member Algeria is indicative of an intensifying friction over much broader regional issues, where the two countries lie at the antipodes. Boxing Row At the Security Council meeting on women peace and security, Russia’s representative brought the row over the gender identity […]