The United Nations says the secretary-
general and his envoys are ready “to spare
no effort” to restore the U.N. peacekeeping
mission in the disputed Western Sahara to
its full operation and end the controversy
with Morocco — as called for by the U.N.
Security Council.
U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said
Monday that part of the next steps were his
reiteration that Secretary-General Ban Ki-
moon’s recent trip to the region was not
meant “to offend or express hostility”
toward Morocco, which annexed Western
Sahara in 1975 and won’t consider
anything but autonomy for the mineral-rich
region.
Morocco expelled most of the U.N. mission’s
civilian staff after Ban used the word
“occupation” following a visit to a camp for
Western Sahara refugees.
Many refugees support the Polisario Front,
which seeks independence for Western
Sahara.
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