US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs, David Schenker, arrived this Saturday morning, January 9 in Laayoune, capital of the Moroccan Sahara, before flying Sunday to Dakhla for kickstarting the process of establishing a US consulate in the Saharan city. Shortly after arrival, the US official toured the city’s diplomatic district which hosts the consulates of several countries. He also visited the headquarters of the United Nations mission in the Sahara (MINURSO). The US Assistant Secretary of State David Schenker had reiterated while on a visit to Algiers Thursday Washington’s support for Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara. The US Assistant Secretary of State arrived in Rabat on Friday evening for a four-day working visit to Morocco that will highlight by kickstarting the process of establishing a US consulate in the Saharan city.

Source: The North Africa Journal January 09, 2021 12:00 UTC