UN Security Council: Towards a settlement of the Sahara conflict under Morocco’s sovereignty – The North Africa Post

Morocco Eyes End to Sahara Issue by 50th Green March Anniversary

Morocco’s top diplomat at the United Nations, Omar Hilale, said on Monday he “hopes to close” the Sahara dispute by the 50th anniversary of the Green March next November. In an exclusive interview with MEDI1TV, Hilale called the anniversary a symbolic and historic milestone, saying it offers a powerful moment to resolve a dispute that lasted over five decades. He made the statement as the UN Security Council held a closed-door session on the iss…

UN Security Council: Towards a settlement of the Sahara conflict under Morocco’s sovereignty – The North Africa Post

The Sahara conflict seems to be heading towards a settlement under Morocco’s Sovereignty, as emerged from a closed-door meeting on the issue, held on Monday, April 14, at the United Nations Security Council. During the meeting, the UN Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, pleaded vehemently for renewed diplomatic momentum to reach […]

"It is an ordinary in camera consultation meeting where the Personal Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations and his Special Representative for the Sahara present their oral reports in order to decline the latest developments in the question of the Sahara. And as it is said here in New York, it is business as usual," said Mr. Hilale, before continuing that what should be retained is "the context." "And the context is what h…