In recent weeks, discussions on the Sahara issue have multiplied, particularly among the countries involved or close to it. The United States approached the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General, Staffan de Mistura, to discuss the need to reach a political solution.
After his bilateral consultations with the four main parties to the conflict, including Algeria, which has tried to shirk its responsibilities, Staffan de Mistura made his presentation to the UN Security Council in a closed meeting.
The Personal Envoy of Antonio Guterres had also held bilateral meetings with interested countries, close to the file like France and Spain.
On Friday, the U.S. State Department announced through its deputy spokesman, Vedant Patel, that a meeting took place between Staffan de Mistura and Assistant Secretary of State Wendy Sherman.
During the meeting Antony Blinken’s deputy secretary stressed “the full support of the United States for the efforts of the Personal Envoy to advance the ongoing UN-led political process.”
Sherman welcomed the Personal Envoy’s initiative to intensify his consultations to achieve this goal.
According to the same source, “the Assistant Secretary and the Personal Envoy discussed the importance of building on the momentum of the substantive consultations held by the UN in March to achieve a lasting and dignified political solution for the people of the Sahara.
The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General continues his mission to resume the UN roundtable process enshrined in the relevant UN Security Council resolutions.
The Italian-Swedish diplomat is facing the unwillingness of Algeria, instigator of the conflict and creator of the polisario militia, which does not want to advance the discussions to find a compromise or a political solution.
In the aftermath of the closed-door meeting of the Security Council and the briefing by Staffan de Mistura, the polisario made statements hostile to the United Nations and denounced the stagnation of the political consultations, even though it had rejected (just after Algeria) resolution 2654, which called for the resumption of the round tables.
In its messages, the polisario and its media continue to try to bring the African Union into the conflict, despite the fact that the UN is the only organization authorized to intervene in the issue.
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