Stockholm, Jan 15, 2015 (SPS) - A delegation of the Saharawi Youth Union (UJSARIO) is now in Sweden to sensitize about the national cause.
Organized by the Swedish Social Democratic Youth, the sensitization tour aims at making larger the scope of solidarity among civil society of Sweden.
At the Swedish parliament, the delegation met parliamentarians from the Social Democratic Party.
During the meeting, the Swedish MPs stressed the need to redouble efforts at the parliamentary level so that Swedish state recognizes the Saharawi Republic (SADR), in the aim to carry on other countries in Europe to follow suite.
For his part, the UJSARIO International Secretary, Hamdi Yousef, focused on the historical and legal background of the conflict in Western Sahara, hailing the move taken by the Swedish parliament in recognizing the SADR.
Members of the delegation invited Swedish MPs to visit the occupied territories of Western Sahara so to assess at first hand the suffering experienced by the Saharawi people.
They also emphasized the need to create cultural, sport and civil spaces in the Saharawi refugee camps, as a sign of solidarity with the Saharawi refugees.
The delegation is composed of Hadi Youcef, International Secretary, Kori Labidi, in charge of sport, Leila Salama, in charge of information, Tfarrah Dahi, in charge of diaspora as well as Takbar Ahmed Gaid and Ahmed Moulay. (SPS)
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