The UN spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, further urged all stakeholders to support the efforts of the Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura.
elmundo.es.- The UN has recalled that the conflict in Western Sahara must be resolved with a “full commitment (of the parties) to the political process facilitated by the UN”, in the first official reaction to the announcement by the Spanish Government of betting on the Moroccan autonomy plan .
The UN spokesman, Stéphane Dujarric, also urged all interested parties to support the efforts of the Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, “aimed at resuming the political process” of negotiation between the parties to the conflict.
The spokesman limited himself to confirming that he had seen “the Spanish Government’s announcement regarding Morocco and Western Sahara”, which he did not want to comment on, but then added that De Mistura “continues to be in contact with the relevant interlocutors”, allegedly also in relation to to Spain.
The most important part of the declaration is that the UN “reiterates the importance of maintaining the full commitment (of the parties) to the political process facilitated by the UN, in line with resolution 2602 (2021)”.
This is the last resolution approved by the Security Council last October, in which the Council opted for “a realistic, viable, lasting solution, acceptable to the parties and based on compromise” and that “provides for self-determination of the people of Western Sahara within the framework of the provisions in accordance with the principles and purposes of the United Nations charter”.
