De Mistura’s diplomatic blunder & Pretoria’s interference raising eyebrows! – The North Africa Post

UN Sahara envoy Staffan De Mistura talks held recently in Pretoria with South African overseas minister and Morocco’s enemies have left many scratching their heads making an attempt to grasp the rationale behind such a wierd transfer.

What’s intriguing is that Mr. De Mistura is aware of that South Africa is taking a hostile stand in opposition to Morocco’s territorial integrity and helps the Algerian regime and its puppet, the Polisario armed militia.

Pretoria just isn’t a celebration to the Sahara concern. It’s neither a member of the UN Safety Council nor President of the African Union. It’s not Morocco’s neighbor nor a member of the Group of Associates of the Sahara, which incorporates France, Russia, Spain, the UK and the USA.

The Sahara concern is dealt with completely by the UN Safety Council. But, Pretoria has challenged the Council and over-stepped its prerogatives by meddling on this North Africa battle.

As an alternative of standing up in opposition to South Africa’s interference within the UN-led political course of, Mr. De Mistura responded favorably to Pretoria’s anti-Moroccan scheme elevating questions over the UN envoy neutrality.

Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-Basic, has tried hardly to defend and justify De Mistura’s controversial journey saying that he went “to talk with the events he believes wish to talk about the difficulty; that is a part of his mandate.” Nonetheless, his arguments weren’t convincing.

In line with some analysts, South Africa’s hostile transfer comes after Morocco wins UN Human Rights Council Presidency, beating Pretoria with nearly all of the votes of the UN Physique. Morocco received the presidency with 30 votes from the 47-member UN physique versus 17 for South Africa

The election of Morocco to this prestigious UN physique, regardless of Algeria/South Africa hostile marketing campaign, is a world recognition of the Kingdom’s rights achievements and credibility.