Secretary-General reports progress towards just solution for Western Sahara.Secretary-General reports progress towards just solution for Western Sahara Western Sahara, territory (2005 est. pop. 273,000), 102,703 sq mi (266,000 sq km), NW Africa, occupied by Morocco. It borders on the Atlantic Ocean in the west, on Morocco in the north, on Algeria in the northeast, and on Mauritania in the east and south. Following five days of talks in July with representatives of Morocco and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el-Hamra Saguia el-Hamra, in Arabic سقية الحمراء, Saqiyat al-Hamra'a ("Red Canal"), is, with Río de Oro, one of the two territories that formed the Spanish province of Spanish Sahara after 1969. and Rio de Oro Río de O·ro The southern part of Western Sahara in northwest Africa. (POLISARIO Polisario officially Popular Front for the Liberation of Saguia el Hamra and Río de Oro Sahrawi political and military group. Initially an insurgent against Spanish control of Western Sahara, it turned to agitation against Morocco and Mauritania when the ), Secretary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar Pé·rez de Cuél·lar , Javier Born 1920. Peruvian diplomat who served as secretary-general of the United Nations (1982-1991). reported progress towards a just and honourable solution of the question of Western Sahara through a credible referendum. Held from 5 to 9 July in Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , the discussions centred on how best to implement the peace plan for Western Sahara as unanimously approved by the Security Council on 27 June in resolution 658 (1990). Under it, the United Nations would supervise a ceasefire between Morocco and POLISARIO and conduct a referendum by which the Western Sahara people would choose between independence and integration with Morocco. The talks were reported to have been held in a "codial atmosphere". During this time, the Secretary-General received Foreign Minister Abdelatif Filali of Morocco and Mustafa Bechir Sayed, in charge of the POLISARIO Front's external relations. The Secretary-General and the parties examined, among other things, the adoption of a code of conduct for the referendum campaign period, the extension of suspension of military operations This is a list of missions, operations, and projects. Missions in support of other missions are not listed independently. World War I ''See also List of military engagements of World War I
In a message delivered on 9 July to the Organization of African Unity's Assembly of Heads of State and Government summit in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa (ăd`ĭs ăb`əbə) [Amharic,=new flower], city (1994 pop. 2,112,737), capital of Ethiopia. It is situated at c.8,000 ft (2,440 m) on a well-watered plateau surrounded by hills and mountains. , the Secretary-General stated: "We have now reached a point where we have not only an agreed set of proposals for the settlement of the problem but also a precise plan and time-frame for their implementation." The Secretary-General said that he intended to dispatch a technical survey team to the Territory. "A crucial element in this exercise will be the process of identifying who would be eligible to vote", Mr. Perez de Cuellar observed. The Territory's 38 tribal leaders met in Geneva in early June with the Secretary-General's senior aides to discuss the preliminary modalities for such an operation. On 13 July, the Secretary-General briefed the Security Council on all aspects of the situation regarding Western Sahara. Mission Beginning 29 July, the UN Technical Survey Mission to Western Sahara and Neighbouring Countries visited Algeria, Mauritania, Morocco and Western Sahara for a two-week period. Mission members met with senior officials of the three countries, as well as with high-ranking POLISARIO officials. The Mission was to refine administrative aspects of implementing the plan, to obtain information to estimate the cost of the operation and to ascertain available facilities and services to support the operation. |
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