On the sidelines of the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly, a series of important meetings and discussions took place in New York, highlighting the increasing international attention to the complex regional issue of Western Sahara.
Mauritanian Talks with the UN Envoy
Mohamed Salem Ould Merzoug, Mauritanian Minister of Foreign Affairs, held a significant meeting with Staffan de Mistura, the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General to Western Sahara. This meeting, which took place at the residence in New York, focused on strengthening cooperation between Mauritania and the United Nations, as well as discussing issues of common interest.
These talks come within the framework of efforts to revive the UN-led settlement process in the Western Sahara conflict, which has been stalled since the resignation of former envoy Horst Köhler in May 2019. De Mistura’s meeting with the Mauritanian