For Mauritania’s ambassador to Algeria, the two countries have a similar position on the Western Sahara conflict. This comes as Nouakchott announced on several occasions that it adopts a neutral position when it comes to the territorial dispute.
As four delegations from Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the Polisario flew to Geneva to attend a «round table» on the Sahara territorial conflict, the US is paying close attention to the event. On Wednesday, the US Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs, called the Mauritanian Foreign Minister, who was one of the attendees.
The Geneva «round table» is based on three working sessions attended by the parties invited by Horst Köhler. One of these sessions will focus on the «next steps of the political process in Western Sahara».
On the 5th and 6th of December, Morocco, the Polisario, Algeria and Mauritania are sending delegations to Geneva to attend a round table on the Western Sahara conflict. The names of the officials participating to the meeting have been revealed.
Weeks after King Mohammed VI called on Algeria to join the creation of a mechanism of consultation to better diplomatic relations between the two nations, Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita urged Algeirs to officially respond to the initiative.