New York,March16,2013(SPS) - UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Christopher Ross will start a visit from March 20 to April 3 to the region, including the occupied Western Sahara, said Friday UN Spokesman Eduardo del Buey.
Eduardo del Buey, stated that. Ross will hold discussions with the parties to the Western Sahara negotiations, Morocco and the Frente Polisario, and visit Western Sahara. He will also hold consultations with the neighbouring states, Algeria and Mauritania.
he added that Ross’s visit comes in the framework of his mandate and successive resolutions of the Security Council, the purpose of Mr. Ross’s trip is to prepare for the next phase in the negotiating process and a possible resumption of direct talks to achieve “a mutually acceptable political solution, which will provide for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara.”
“The current conflict in Mali and the heightened risks of instability and insecurity in the Sahel and beyond make a solution to the Western Sahara conflict more urgent than ever.” added Eduardo del Buey.(SPS)
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