New York (U.S.A.), March 16, 2015 (SPS) - The United Nations (UN) denied, Saturday, its participation to the Crans Montana Forum which is currently taking place in Dakhla in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.
In a note addressed to press correspondents, the UN said that its Secretary General “was invited to this Forum but informed its President that he could not attend” and that “he did not delegate Mr. Philippe Douste-Blazy or anyone else to represent him or the United Nations.”
The UN underlined that Douste-Blazy, who serves as a special advisor to the Secretary-General on innovative financing “is attending exclusively in his private capacity.”
“While Dakhla is described in Forum materials as a city in Morocco, the definitive status of Western Sahara is the object of a negotiating process being conducted under the auspices of the Secretary-General in accordance with the relevant United Nations resolutions,” recalled the UN in its note.
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