Chahid El Hafed, March 01, 2017 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente POLISARIO, Brahim Ghali received on Tuesday a delegation of the Salvadorian Parliament as part of the festivities celebrating the 41st anniversary of the proclamation of the Saharawi Arab Republic democratic.
The Salvadorian delegation is headed by Guillermo Mata, chairman of the Salvadorian Committee of Friendship with the Saharawi People, together with MPs Juan Carlos Mendoza and Manuel Flores .
Mr. Guillermo expressed in a statement to the press "I have the honor of being received by the President of the Republic and his commitment to continue to support the Saharawi cause and to raise public awareness in El Salvador around the struggle of the Sahrawi people ".
The delegation was also received by the President of the National Council (Parliament), Mr Khatri Addouh, at the seat of the Parliament, who informed him of the latest developments in the Western Sahara issue, in particular the tense situation in El Guerguerat due to the intransigence of Morocco and its continuing violations of international legitimacy.
The situation of the Saharawi refugees who live in the harsh conditions of refugee and the flagrant violations perpetrated by Morocco against Saharawi civilians without defense in the occupied Western Sahara were also at the centre of the discussions between the two parties, he highlighted.
The two sides also discussed ways and means of strengthening bilateral relations between the two bodies in order to organize exchange visits at the level of the joint commission and to promote sensitization around the Saharawi cause in El Salvador and Latin America. SPS
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