فاس نيوز ميديا جريدة الكترونية جهوية تعنى بشؤون و أخبار جهة فاس مكناس – متجددة على مدار الساعة
Miodowicz Agnieszka, Deputy Head of the MINURSO mission and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the Moroccan Sahara, received a high-level U.S. delegation from the United States Embassy in Rabat this morning in Laayoune. This visit comes as part of efforts to enhance international cooperation in supporting UN efforts to achieve regional stability and maintain peace.
A UN source revealed that the U.S. delegation includes Warren Nicole Dutra, Attaché at the U.S. Embassy, and Gibio Gargard Asprilla, Assistant Attaché with the Embassy’s Force Protection Team. The delegation arrived in the capital of the southern provinces to hold a series of discussions with MINURSO leadership, beginning with talks with Alexander Ivanko, Head of Mission and Representative of the UN Secretary-General for the Moroccan Sahara. The delegation also held bilateral meetings with General Fakhr Al-Ihsan, Commander of the military forces within the UN mission, to address issues and challenges related to peacekeeping efforts in the region.
The two-day visit aims to examine all aspects of MINURSO’s work, particularly its role in monitoring the 1991 ceasefire agreement brokered under UN auspices. According to the same source, the U.S. delegation seeks to assess the challenges facing the UN mission deployed in the region, especially since the Polisario Front announced in November 2020 its withdrawal from the ceasefire agreement and its repeated attempts to obstruct MINURSO units’ movements east of the defensive wall. These obstructions have been highlighted in recent reports by the UN Secretary-General, which shed light on increasing tensions in the region.
The visit by the U.S. delegation is part of diplomatic efforts to strengthen field missions of UN peacekeeping operations and ensure their objectives related to peace and security are achieved. It also reflects the United States’ commitment to supporting international initiatives aimed at resolving conflicts and promoting regional stability at a time when political and security challenges surrounding the Moroccan Sahara conflict are intensifying.
