Personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General in Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, This Monday, he surprisingly landed in the main city of Western Sahara, El Aaiun.According to a note from this newspaper, it is controlled by Morocco.
This will be the first visit since de Mistura’s previous unsuccessful visit, which was suspended due to Morocco’s failure to grant him freedom of travel.
“Now this We look forward to visiting Western Sahara and conducting visits and talks in the region.The circular stated that “interacting with all interested parties before presenting its report to the Secretary General in October”.
According to the statement, the ambassador “Deepening consultations with all parties so that the process can proceed constructively” Western sahra“. For decades, the United Nations has advocated for a referendum on self-determination, which Morocco opposes. Western Sahara was a province of Spain until 1975. It was later occupied by Morocco in what was called the Green March. Grouped in exile in Algeria under the Polisario Front, the Saharans have been at war with Morocco since then and have some periods of peace.