UN's Western Sahara envoy meets with Polisario Front

By Agence France-Presse

Sep 05, 2022 12:24 am

ALGIERS, Algeria: The United Nations' Western Sahara envoy, Staffan de Mistura, met Saturday (Sunday in Manila) with representatives of the Polisario independence movement in Tindouf, Algeria as part of a regional tour, Sahrawi sources said.

The Algerian-backed Polisario Front wants an independent state in the Western Sahara, a vast stretch of mineral-rich desert which Morocco sees as a sovereign part of its own territory.

AUTONOMY ISSUE A military parade is held to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Algeria’s independence in Algiers, Algeria on July 5, 2022. The UN’s Western Sahara envoy, Staffan de Mistura, met on Saturday, Sept. 3, 2022 (September 4 in Manila) with representatives of the Polisario independence movement in Tindouf, Algeria as part of a regional tour, Sahrawi sources said. XINHUA PHOTO

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