Round-table meeting on regional dispute over the Sahara kicks off in Geneva

A round-table meeting on the regional dispute over the Sahara started, on Wednesday, at the Palace of Nations in Geneva, with the participation of a Moroccan delegation led by foreign minister Nasser Bourita.

The Moroccan delegation's participation comes following the invitation by UNSG personal envoy Horst Köhler, sent on Sept. 28 and Nov. 23, 2018, to Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the polisario.

The Moroccan delegation to this round-table meeting includes Omar Hilale, Morocco's permanent representative to the UN in New York, Sidi Hamdi Ould Errachid, president of the Laayoune-Sakia El Hamra region, Ynja Khattat, president of the Dakhla-Oued Eddahab region and Fatima Adli, community actor and member of Smara's municipal council.