On
W Sahara, UNSC Prez Tells ICP UN
Mission Not Fully Functional, No
Discussion of AU Bid
By Matthew
Russell Lee
UNITED NATIONS,
January 27 – After the UN
Security Council held a closed
door meeting about Western
Sahara on January 27, Inner
City Press asked the Council's
President for January Olof
Skoog of Sweden what happened
in the meeting. Video
here.
Specifically, Inner City Press
asked Skoog how many of the 83
members of the MINURSO
peacekeeping mission expelled
by Morocco have be able to
return.
Skoog did
not give a number, but said
that MINURSO is still no up to
full functionality. He
mentioned Guerguerat.
Inner City
Press asked if Morocco's
attempts to join the African
Union, and the impact that
might have on the political negotiations,
had been discussed. Skoog said
no.
There was
no time to ask about the Norwegian
oil fish ship that, it seems,
violated the recent European
court ruling. And less than
two hours later, guards citing
the eviction / Press downgrading
order of Spanish UN official
Cristina Gallach demanded to
know where Inner City Press'
"minder" was, putting an end
to a diplomat's provision of
information to Inner City
Press. This is today's UN.
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