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Former US ambassadors seek "unequivocal support" from Washington to Rabat on Sahara issue 3/31/2016
The incident caused by Ban Ki-moon threatens to exacerbate the tense situation of conflict and would move away prospects of political compromise
Several former US ambassadors to Rabat insisted in a letter to the Secretary of State, John Kerry, on the need for an "unequivocal support" by US with "our oldest ally" Morocco, following excesses of by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in violation of UN neutrality.
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French foreign minister reiterates in Algiers France's support for autonomy in Sahara 3/30/2016
French Foreign Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault reiterated, Tuesday in Algiers, the constant position of his country on the Sahara issue, supporting the autonomy plan proposed by Morocco.
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Not a mere 'misunderstanding', words of the UN Secretary General are "neither justifiable nor erasable" MAEC 3/30/2016
Inadmissible statements and acts by the UN Secretary General during his recent regional tour cannot be reduced to a simple 'misunderstanding’. These are acts of unprecedented severity, which are '' neither justifiable nor erasable '' said Tuesday the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation (MAEC), which reiterated Morocco's willingness to engage in responsible and constructive dialogue about the crisis caused by the remarks of the UN SG.
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UN SG regrets consequences of his statements during visit in Tindouf camps 3/29/2016
"Nothing said or done by Ban Ki-moon in the region was made to "offend or express hostility to Morocco .... prominent member of the United Nations"
The spokesman of the Secretary General of the United Nations Stephane Dujarric said at the daily press briefing on Monday, March 28, 2016, that Ban regrets misunderstanding around the term "occupation" that he himself used during his trip in Tindouf camps.
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Fifteen Countries Express Their Strong Support to Autonomy Initiative 3/28/2016
Fifteen countries expressed, Wednesday in the Human Rights Council (HRC), their “strong support” to the Moroccan autonomy initiative as a credible basis for the settlement of the regional dispute over the Sahara.
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