Shahid Al Hafid (Refugee Camps), 4 September 2022 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, received the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara, Mr. Staffan de Mistura, in his office at the Presidency of the Republic.
Following the meeting, the representative of the Polisario Front at the United Nations and coordinator with MINURSO, Dr. Sidi Mohamed Omar, made a statement to the national and international media, in which he affirmed, "Mr. de Mistura's visit is his second since taking office, and comes in a distinct circumstance marked by Moroccan intransigence against international legitimacy and its continuous violations in the occupied cities of Western Sahara, direct confrontation with the Moroccan occupation and the resumption of armed struggle".
The Sahrawi official added, "The Polisario Front is committed to peace, but it is also committed to defending by all legitimate means the right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and independence,” noting at the same time the readiness of the Polisario Front to cooperate with the United Nations and the Personal Envoy in their efforts to reach a just and lasting peaceful solution based on full respect for the inalienable and uncompromising right of the Sahrawi people to self-determination and independence".
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