PHOTO/US DEPARTMENT OF STATE - US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for North Africa Joshua Harris"My purpose in visiting Tindouf was to express the sincerity of my government's commitment to support the United Nations political process to achieve a permanent and dignified political solution in Western Sahara," said Joshua Harris. The delegation led by Joshua Harris also expressed the clear idea that the success of the political process for peace and a solution to the Saharawi conflict depends on a series of conditions, including a ceasefire in the region. Thus, the main objective of the visit was to get the Polisario Front to agree to a military ceasefire. A resolution to the Western Sahara conflict is still awaited, although it is unlikely to come before the end of Joe Biden's presidential term, as the problem has been entrenched for more than four decades since Spain left the territory to end the colonial era. The North African country's proposal has received significant international support, including from the United States, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, Germany and Spain itself.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 06, 2023 12:05 UTC