King Mohammed VI has spoken UNSG Antonio General about the Polisario's military presence in the buffer zones, said Nasser Bourita. The sovereign insisted that Algeria to bear part of the responsibility of Algeria regarding the territorial dispute. Moroccan Foreign minister met, Wednesday at the UN headquarters in New York, with UN Secretary General. As predicted, Bourita handed a written message sent by King Mohammed VI to Antonio Guterres on the Polisario's military presence in the buffer zones. Speaking to MAP news agency, Foreign Minister stated that the King spoke to the Portuguese diplomat, «fearing that the situation in Bir Lahlou and Tifariti worsens beyond any resolution unlike what happened in Guergarate». Twenty months after the eruption of the Guerguerate crisis, the UN has not been able to convince the Polisario to withdraw completely from the buffer zones. «His Majesty the King expressed, on behalf of the country's lifeblood irrespective of their backgrounds, Morocco's firm and resolute rejection of these provocations and unacceptable incursions», said Bourita. «Such acts are a threat to the ceasefire, violate international law and UN resolutions and seriously compromise the political process», he added. Mohammed VI insists on Algeria's responsibility King Mohammed VI, in his talks with the UNSG, recalled that in this regional dispute that has been running for over 40 years, «Algeria bears a blatant responsibility. It is Algeria that hosts, arms, backs up and brings diplomatic support for the polisario,» he added. He recalled that Morocco is asking and has always asked Algeria to take part in the political process, to shoulder its full responsibility in searching for a solution and to play a role in the genesis and evolution of this regional dispute. Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita will have to hold other meetings in the United Nations headquarters in New York, discussing the situation in the Sahara with members of the Security Council, a source told yabiladi.
