Washington Renews Backing to UN Efforts to Settle Sahara IssueThe United States on Tuesday renewed backing to the ongoing efforts made by the United Nations to find a peaceful, sustainable, and mutually acceptable political solution to the Sahara Issue. “The United States also expressed its commitment to United Nations-led efforts to find a peaceful, sustainable, and mutually acceptable political solution to the long-standing dispute over the Western Sahara,” the Spokesperson said. Bourita arrived earlier Tuesday in Washington, coming from Paris, where he held talks with his French counterpart, Jean-Yves Le Drian. Relatedly, the UN Secretary General, António Guterres, did not mention in his 2017 report on the Sahara the impracticable option of the self-determination referendum. since Morocco proposed the Autonomy Initiative for the Sahara, deemed by the UN body and the international community as serious and credible.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 04, 2018 16:41 UTC