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Group of Friends on
Western Sahara
New York, NY
March 19, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
The Group of
Friends on Western Sahara welcomed the announcement of the UN
Secretary-General’s Personal Envoy for Western Sahara Christopher Ross’s
upcoming trip to the region, including to Western Sahara. They expressed their
support for the mediation efforts of the Secretary General and his personal envoy
in preparation for the next stage of their engagement with the parties and the
neighboring states. The Group of Friends on Western Sahara encouraged the
parties to show flexibility in their engagement with the personal envoy and
each other, in the hopes of ending the current impasse and achieving progress
towards a political solution.



