Delegates are urged by UN chief Antonio Guterres to be constructive.

As the new UN special envoy on Western Sahara, former German President Horst Koehler’s hoping to revive talks between the Saharawi representatives and their Moroccan occupiers that broke down six years ago.

Morocco, which invaded the former Spanish colony in 1975,  has reneged on its promise to hold a  self-determination referendum in Western Sahara.

The United Nations has had a mission MINURSO in the territory since 1991 preparing for that referendum.

Last year the kingdom joined the African Union which calls Western Sahara the continent’s last colonial dispute.

Neighbours Algeria and Mauritania are attending the Geneva  talks as observers.

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