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Autonomy initiative, a democratic option to a final settlement 6/26/2008
The Moroccan initiative autonomy for the Sahara is a democratic option for progress towards a final settlement of the artificial conflict created around the territorial integrity of Morocco, said Tuesday Pr Abdelhamid El Ouali. In a statement to the MAP on the sidelines of a reception held at the headquarters of the British Parliament in London in the United Kingdom on the occasion of the publication of his book "Autonomy in the Sahara, a prelude of Maghreb regions," Prof. El Ouali stressed that the draft submitted by Morocco has the merit of taking the best in the different experiences that have been successful in the world, including Finland and Spain.
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Brazil: Sahara issue requires parties to show "political will and realism" 6/26/2008
Morocco and Brazil have stressed Wednesday that the Sahara issue requires parties to "continue to exercise political will, realism and a spirit of compromise" and carry out "resolutely more substantive negotiations" for the settlement of this issue.
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Mauritanians tortured in Polisario jails claim justice 6/25/2008
A large number of Mauritanians victims of arbitrary detention and torture in Polisario jails announced Monday their intention to bring their case before public opinion and international organizations, including the United Nations, to claim justice and rehabilitation. In a press conference in Nouakchott, victims and relatives have reported the disappearance of hundreds of Mauritanians detained in the Tindouf camps. It is time to shed light and break the silence on crimes, torture, kidnapping and arbitrary detention suffered by Mauritanian citizens in the prisons of the Polisario, underline the survivors of these jails and relatives of missing persons.
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'Self-determination does not necessarily mean independence', U.S. ambassador in Algiers 6/25/2008
The ambassador of the United States in Algiers, Robert S. Ford, reiterated, Monday, his country's position in favour of Morocco's autonomy proposal for the Sahara, stressing that "self-determination does not necessarily mean independence."
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Morocco draws EU's attention on embezzlement of humanitarian aid destined to Tindouf camps 6/24/2008
Morocco's ambassador to the European Communities, Menouar Alem, on Friday, drew the attention of the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) on the use and the real destination of the Community aid destined to the Sahrawi population held against its will in Tindouf, Southwest Algeria.
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