Informal meeting on Sahara on Aug. 10-11 in Austria 8/4/2009
Delegations of the parties to the Sahara dispute and the neighbouring countries (Algeria and Mauritania) will hold informal meetings on August 10-11 in Austria, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General announced on Monday.
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Spain ‘fully supports” the upcoming resumption of negotiations Under UN auspices 8/3/2009
Spain “fully supports” the upcoming resumption in Austria of negotiations on the Sahara issue under the auspices of the UN, Spain’s foreign minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos said on Saturday.
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Former Polisario official returns home and calls on Sahrawis to embrace autonomy plan for Sahara 7/31/2009
Ahmeddou Ould Souilem, a former leading founding member of the Algeria-backed separatist movement of Polisario, called on all Sahrawis, particularly those in Tindouf camps (southwestern Algeria), to embrace the Sahara autonomy plan.
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Throne speech stresses Morocco's commitment to political compromise in the Sahara and Maghreb Union 7/31/2009
His Majesty King Mohammed VI confirmed in his address to the nation on Thursday, on the tenth anniversary of his majesty’s accession to the Throne, Morocc’s attachment to autonomy to resolve the Sahara issue with its "democratic depth and North African dimensions", as well as the Kingdom's firm commitment to support the building of the Maghreb Union to serve the interests of the region’s peoples, "according to constructive future perspective, beyond outdated attitudes. "
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Moroccan Ambassador in Australia answers President of East Timor on "Stolen" 7/28/2009
Mr. Mohamed Maoulainain Ambassador of His Majesty the King in Australia, refuted historical errors on alleged similarity between the Sahara conflict and East Timor, in an article published recently in an Australian newspaper signed by East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta, on the sidelines of a presentation at Melbourne Festival, of documentary on slavery in the Tindouf camps, raising campaign led by Polisario supporters in Australia since its introduction last June at Sydney Festival.
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