In the coming days, the UN Secretary-General's personal envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan de Mistura, will visit the Tindouf camps, the Polisario's permanent secretariat announced in a statement released on Friday, March 27. «As we await Staffan de Mistura's visit to the Sahrawi side», the Polisario Front «reaffirms its commitment to constructive cooperation with the United Nations to advance the political process. This process must lead to the decolonization of Western Sahara, ensuring the Sahrawi people their inalienable right to self-determination and independence», the statement added. Earlier this week, De Mistura began his regional tour by meeting with key parties to the Western Sahara dispute, starting with a visit to Rabat. On Monday, he held talks with Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita and Ambassador Omar Hilale, Morocco's permanent representative to the UN. During the meeting, the Moroccan delegation emphasized «the international momentum led by King Mohammed VI in support of Morocco's sovereignty over the Sahara and the Moroccan Autonomy Initiative», the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. In the coming weeks, De Mistura is expected to brief the UN Security Council on the latest political developments regarding the Sahara, following the adoption of Resolution 2756 on October 31, 2024.
