End of the President’s visit to New York

The President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, was received by the President of the Security Council, Mr. Jorge Urbina, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the UN, after he met with the UN Secretary General, and the President of the General Assembly, Saharawi diplomatic source in New York indicated. During this meeting the parties discussed the engagements of the Security Council and the implementation of the resolutions related to the conflict in Western Sahara as well as the human rights situation in the last colony in Africa. Mr. Abdelaziz presented to the President of the Security Council, the Saharawi concerns with regards to the paralysis of the process of negotiations and the impasse registered in the peace process because of the Moroccan obstructions. The President also met with Ambassadors of many countries, members in the Security Council, mainly of the UK, Ireland and Russia. Finally, President Abdelaziz and the Saharawi delegation accompanying him was received by Ambassadors and representatives of the Non-Aligned Countries members of the Security Council, especially South Africa, Libya, Vietnam, Burkina Faso, Panama, Cuba and Indonesia.

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