Mexico City (Mexico), 13 October 2026 (SPS) – Mexican Senate President Eugenio Martínez Miranda received Sahrawi Minister of Foreign Affairs and African Affairs Mohamed Yeslem Beissat at the Senate headquarters for an extended meeting focused on the situation in the Sahrawi Republic and prospects for the political process under the auspices of the United Nations and the African Union.
The meeting provided an opportunity to discuss the Sahrawi perspective on the political and social dimensions of the Western Sahara question, as well as the latest developments in the internationally sponsored political process.
Minister Beissat outlined the historical and legal background of the Western Sahara question and briefed the Mexican Senate president on diplomatic efforts and dialogue within the frameworks of the United Nations and the African Union. He stressed the international community’s responsibility to advance a just and lasting solution that guarantees the Sahrawi people’s inalienable right to self-determination.
For his part, Martínez Miranda reaffirmed the fundamental principles of Mexico’s foreign policy, particularly respect for peoples’ sovereignty and their right to self-determination. He expressed hope for a peaceful resolution and underscored the Mexican Congress’s readiness to continue strengthening relations of friendship and cooperation with the Sahrawi Republic.
The meeting was attended by Mexican Senator Iedecol Polevnsky, alongside several advisers and assistants. The Sahrawi delegation included Ambassador Mohamed Zroug, in charge of relations with Latin America and the Caribbean, and Omar Salek Abdessamad, Sahrawi ambassador to Mexico.
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