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Several African countries defend Sahara autonomy before the UN 4th Commission 10/13/2008
The interventions of delegations during the works of the UN 4th Commission, continued last Friday in New York, focused on the Sahara issue. Several African countries have strongly encouraged the Moroccan autonomy initiative in the region as an essential basis for negotiations to end the conflict that has lasted too long. The debates were an opportunity for the Moroccan representative and African countries to counter misleading declarations by Polisario supporters within the 4th Commission on behalf of the African Group.
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Morocco urges international community to preserve dynamic of Sahara negotiations 10/13/2008
Morocco urged, on Friday, the international community to preserve and consolidate the dynamic of negotiations on the Sahara launched by autonomy proposal, reiterating its sincere will to reach a final solution to this regional disagreement, and to step up the establishing of the Maghreb.
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4th Commission: Several participants denounce the Tindouf situation and support autonomy 10/10/2008
The works of the UN Fourth Committee have been marked by large number of participants. Two issues reigned over most of the petitioners’ speeches who asked to speak on the Sahara issue: condemnation of the lamentable situation and human rights abuses rampant in Polisario camps in Tindouf
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Spain confident over success of Sahara talks process, Spanish Deputy PM 10/10/2008
Spain voiced, here Thursday, its confidence over the success of the UN-led Sahara talks in Manhasset and its efforts to find a lasting solution that is acceptable to both parties. "We are actively working to find a lasting solution that is acceptable to all parties and which will put an end to this conflict," declared Spanish Deputy Prime Minister, Maria Teresa De La Vega, following a meeting with the Prime minister, Abbas El Fassi.
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Persistence of tension could transform the Maghreb into a terrorism base (Mr. Boussif) 10/9/2008
Mr. El Mami Boussif, member of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS) and President of the region of Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, warned on Wednesday in New York against the persistence of tension around the artificial problem Sahara that could transform the Maghreb region into base for terrorism. Mr. Boussif, who was speaking before the 4th Committee of the United Nations, also said he chose to live in his country,
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