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Africa is not in need of another non-viable state that would be a hotbed of terrorist networks (U.S. expert) 6/4/2012
The last thing Africa needs is another unviable state, which would be a hotbed of terrorist and criminal networks, as evidenced by the serious turn of the Malian crisis and proved collusion between elements of the Polisario and the terrorist group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), warned participants at a conference in Washington.
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Ambassadors of African countries call for the return of Morocco to the African Union 6/1/2012
Dr. El Othmani: Morocco cannot accept to be treated on the same footing as a puppet state, not internationally recognized
"The return of Morocco to the AU depends on the confluence of a number of conditions," said Saâd Dine El Othmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the sidelines of the event «Africa Day in Morocco in 2012”, organized by the Council of African ambassadors in Rabat, Wednesday, May 30, 2012.
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Withdrawal of confidence in Ross " sovereign decision" (Portal) 5/30/2012
The withdrawal by Morocco of its confidence in the UN personal envoy, Christopher Ross, is "a sovereign decision," said the London-based electronic newspaper Elaph.
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UN SG understands that negotiations cannot be resumed under Ross’s direction (UN expert) 5/29/2012
Ban Ki-moon had the same reaction when Algeria and Polisario criticized former UN envoy Van Walsum
The UN Envoy, Christopher Ross went beyond the scope of his mission, accusing Morocco to spy on MINURSO "the (UN) Secretary General perfectly understands that the negotiation process cannot continue under the auspices of Christopher Ross since Morocco is no longer willing to deal with him", said, Samir Bennis, UN political Adviser and expert on the Sahara issue, in an interview published by the Hespress website.
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Withdrawal of confidence in Ross does not mean transgressing SC resolutions 5/25/2012
Informal negotiations dominated by details, while Morocco had proposed to hold only one or two meetings before the formal negotiations
Morocco's decision to withdraw confidence in Christopher Ross, personal envoy of UN Secretary General for the Sahara, does not mean any transgression of the spirit of the Security Council resolutions or a waiver form whatsoever, said Thursday in Rabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Saad El Dine Otmani.
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