Staffan de Mistura’s Sahara plan arouses Morocco’s anger

The proposal for the partition of the Sahara formulated by the special envoy of the UN Secretary General, Staffan de Mistura, during a presentation to the Security Council is not to the taste of Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African cooperation and Moroccans living abroad. The spokesperson for the Secretary General of the UN, Farhan Hak, and that of the European Union also adopt the same position.

During a press conference with his Estonian counterpart, Margus Tsahkna, Nasser Bourita rejected the proposal for the partition of the Moroccan Sahara presented by Staffan de Mistura. A proposal that the special envoy of the UN Secretary General had reiterated during his meeting last April with the Moroccan delegation and that one of his predecessors, James Baker, had presented in 2002. Morocco “would not negotiate its Sahara, nor its sovereignty over its Southern Provinces. This is the response that was given to James Baker when he formulated this idea on behalf of Algeria,” indicated the head of Moroccan diplomacy, asking Staffan de Mistura if the proposal for the “partition of the Sahara” emanated from itself or from other parts. According to him, de Mistura betrayed his duty of neutrality and seriously hindered his mission as mediator.