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Madrid considers Sahara autonomy as Moroccan "positive contribution" to find a solution 12/17/2008
Spanish Prime Minister, José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, underlined, here Tuesday, the need to reach a "reasonable" agreement on the Sahara issue under the aegis of the UN, calling on the parties concerned to "show flexibility." "Spain has always been convinced of the necessity to reach a reasonable agreement among the parties under the aegis of the UN," he said at a joint press conference with his Moroccan counterpart, Abbas El Fassi.
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Larger autonomy, suitable solution to Sahara conflict, Spanish PP Spokesman 12/16/2008
Granting a "larger autonomy" to the Moroccan Southern provinces constitutes a suitable solution to the Sahara conflict, spokesman for the conservative Popular Party (PP) in the Spanish Parliament's Foreign Affairs Commission, Gustavo de Aristegui, underlined.In a statement published Monday by "Canarias 7" daily, the Spanish MP criticized the polisario which has shown over the past two decades a reluctance to change, saying that contrary to the Polisario’s obstinate stance, Morocco "made a lot of progress".
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FM denounces allegations of supposed human rights abuses in Morocco's southern provinces 12/15/2008
Moroccan Foreign Minister, Taib Fassi Fihri, denounced, on Friday, recent declarations and writings alleging human rights abuses in Morocco's southern provinces.In a statement to the press, during a special session of the Geneva-based United Nations Human Rights Council to mark the 60th anniversary of the universal declaration of human rights (UDHR), Fassi Fihri recalled that the Moroccan delegation had affirmed that the nobility of human rights could in no case be exploited for narrow political schemes.
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Corcas chairman meets European Commissioner for External Relations 12/12/2008
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King denounces suffering, humiliation of the Moroccans held in Tindouf camps 12/11/2008
King Mohammed VI denounced the humiliation and suffering inflicted upon Moroccan citizens held in the Polisario-run Tindouf camps, Algeria in "gross violation of the basic principles of international humanitarian law."
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