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UN official Dimastura says Security Council resolution 27 97 provides framework for negotiations
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An official identified in the transcript as "Mister Dimastura" said Security Council resolution 27 97 provides a framework for negotiations aimed at a mutually agreed solution to the Western Sahara dispute and that the United Nations will call on parties to submit proposals, including Morocco's expanded autonomy plan.
BRUSSELS — An official identified in the transcript as "Mister Dimastura" said Security Council resolution 27 97 provides a framework for negotiations aimed at a mutually agreed solution to the Western Sahara dispute and that the United Nations will call on parties to submit proposals, including Morocco's expanded autonomy plan.
"The resolution 27 97 is significant," the official said, adding that it "provides, and I stress this word, a framework for negotiations. It does not prescribe an outcome, which will, as always, in order to be sustainable, be the result of negotiations conducted in good faith." He described the United Nations Secretariat as "like a sailing boat" that needs sustained engagement from Security Council members to move negotiations forward.
Why it matters: The statement signals the UN's intent to move from a…
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