Washington, December 08, 2015 (SPS) - The Organization of the United Nations will continue to defend the right of his Personal Envoy, Christopher Ross, to visit Western Sahara in accordance with the mandate that was given to him by the Security Council, said Monday Farhan Haq, deputy spokesman of Ban Ki-moon in New York.
"We defended and continue to defend the right of Ross to visit all areas of the territory (Western Sahara), which are part of its mandate," said Mr. Farhan Haq at a press briefing in response to a question on the refusal of the personal envoy of Ban Ki-moon by the Moroccan occupation authorities.
“This is a mandate, mind you, that was given to him by the Security Council, which also has defended his right to conduct his work in accordance with his mandate”, added Deputy Spokesman.
" it's his own decisions as a professional diplomat to determine how to go about his schedule, but he knows, in doing that, that he is free to go where he is… where he intends to, and that we support that " said Farhan Haq.
“There are some areas that he didn't visit this time around, but that, again, like I said, is at his discretion, and we will continue to insist upon his freedom to visit those areas”, Went on saying Farhan.SPS)
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