Prior his appearance before the United Nations’ Security Council in coming weeks, Staffan de Mistura plans to hold “informal bilateral consultations” with the parties involved in the Western Sahara conflict this week, according to the spokesman for the UN Secretary General.
“Mr. de Mistura invited the representatives in New York of Morocco, the Polisario Front, Algeria and Mauritania, as well as the members of the Group of Friends of Western Sahara, namely France, the Russian Federation, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States, to informal bilateral consultations with him, before the presentation of his biannual briefing to the Security Council,” said Stephane Dujarric on Tuesday, during a press briefing.
“The personal envoy said the purpose of the informal bilateral consultations would be to discuss lessons learned from the political process; to further discuss positions; and to continue to seek mutually acceptable ways to move the political process forward,” added Dujarric.
The UN mediator stressed in his invitations “that he remains hopeful that a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions, is possible.”
De Mistura met with the permanent representatives to the UN of France and Mauritania on Tuesday, in preparation of the consultations which will be held in the UN headquarters in New York.
A number of Security Council member states, including the United States, continue to call for the resumption of the quartet round table negotiations between the UN Personal Envoy, Morocco, the Polisario Front, Algeria and Mauritania.
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