UN envoy to Western Sahara Staffan de Mistura We met with the Moroccan Foreign Minister in Rabat this Friday, Callus Burita after a three-day visit to the problem area. The head of Moroccan diplomacy insisted: “political solutionTheir proposal for the former Spanish colony “exclusively” offer of autonomy under dominion of rabat.
United Nations representative landed at the airport Rabat After landing in Sahrawi cities late this Thursday Dakhla And Al Aaiun. According to the UN, he held many meetings with “all parties involved” during his trip. happened de Mistura first set foot in this region Since taking office at the end of 2021. Although the UN did not provide any details about the visit, the special envoy met with local officials, tribal chiefs and NGO officials. One of the reasons for his visit to the former Spanish colony is to prepare the Secretary-General’s report to the Security Council in October.
During his visit, he also met with about twenty representatives of Sahrawi organizations advocating a celebration of Eid. independence referendumAccording to Eph. Among the participants was the Speaker of the Assembly. Sahrawi Organization Against Torture in DakhlaThe Mami Amar Salem is close to the Polisario, as detailed by EC Saharaui. When De Mistura last planned to go to Western Sahara in 2022, lay off This visit took place despite Rabat’s refusal, in practice because Morocco controlled a large part of this territory.
USA visit
On Thursday, the Moroccan foreign minister also met with the US deputy secretary for North Africa. Joshua Harris. The US representative stated that they evaluated Morocco’s autonomy plan for Western Sahara as follows: “serious, believable and realistic, and as a potential approach to meet the wishes of the public.“ According to a statement from the US embassy, this is the region. He also showed that he gave “full support” to Mistura.
Before landing in Rabat, Harris visited Algeria and the Sahrawi refugee camps in Tindouf, where he met with the General Secretary of the Polisario Front. brahim gal. During his regional tour, the US representative did not publicly refer to the declaration signed by Donald Trump in December 2021 recognizing Morocco’s sovereignty over Western Sahara.