Madrid, August 12, 2011 (SPS) -The Polisario Front representative in Spain Bouchraya Beyoun accused the Socialist government of Spain for having brought "great harm" to the Sahrawi people due to its support to the Moroccan thesis.
In an answer published by the Spanish Press Agency (EFE), the Saharawi official said the Spanish socialist government led by Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero "has brought great harm to the Sahrawi people for eight years in power due to its support to the Moroccan thesis, thus extending the Moroccan occupation of Western Sahara."
The Saharawi diplomat lamented that the Socialist government has "deliberately given up" the support for the referendum as a way to reach a solution to the conflict, preferring to "become attached" to the Moroccan proposition of autonomy for the former Spanish colony.
Zapatero's government has caused us harm. It could do "nothing but to opt to the option of harm, by being closer to the Moroccan position to the detriment of the Saharawi people", said Bouchraya.
When he arrived in 2004 at the Government Palace, Mr. Zapatero had declared that the Sahrawi conflict "would find a solution in a time of six months," he recalled, indicating he has made "a bad departure". The Socialist government "has neglected us and rejected any solution," he added.
The Socialists "have taken no action in the interest of a solution that respects the right of the Saharawi people recognized by the UN (...) through a referendum, given the refusal by Morocco in this way ".
Zapatero "contented with trying to get along with the victim and the executioner, by avoiding any statement that may contradict Morocco," added the Sahrawi official.
In this sense, he said that the last amendments to the Moroccan Constitution "do not contribute to the solution of the conflict of Western Sahara in face of the refusal of Rabat to discuss crucial issues through bilateral talks under the auspices of the UN. "
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