New York, Dec 6, 2018 (SPS) - United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged the Frente POLISARIO and Morocco to engage in Geneva’s discussions “in good faith, without pre-conditions and in a constructive spirit,” reaffirming his unfailing support to the efforts of the UN envoy Horst Kohler to revive the UN process in Western Sahara.
“The Secretary General reiterates its unfailing support to his personal envoy and his efforts to relaunch the negotiation process, in accordance with the resolution 2440 of the Security Council of 31 October 2018,” said the spokesman of UN Secretary General Stéphane Dujarric in a statement published on the eve of the roundtable organized by UN in Geneva to relaunch the peace process in Western Sahara.
Guterres welcomed the decision of the two parties to the conflict, the Frente POLISARIO and Morocco, and that of the two neighboring countries, Algeria and Mauritania, to accept the invitation of Horst Kohler, to this first roundtable, scheduled for two days in the Swiss capital.
Algeria and Mauritania, invited by Horst Khler, will attend this roundtable in their capacities as neighboring countries and observers.SPS
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