Georgetown (Guyana), Dec 12, 2013 (SPS) - Mr. Lehbib Breika presented yesterday evening his credentials as an ambassador of the Saharawi Republic (SADR) in Guyana to the Prime Minister of the Republic of Guyana Mr. Samuel Anthony Hinds, on behlaf of the President H.E. Mr. Donald Ramotar who was taking part at the official memorial service of the deceased former South African President Nelson Mandela.
Brussels, Dec 12, 2013 (SPS) - "Euroepan Union (EU) must be part of the solution, rather than be a part of the conflict of Western Sahara," said Mr. Mohamed Ali Zerouali, Polisario Front’s Representative in Brussels.
The Saharawi diplomat emphasized that the approval of EU fishing agreement with Morocco, which does not exclude Saharawi waters, "encourages Morocco to persist in its occupation and intransigence."
Washington, Dec 12, 2013 (SPS) - The U.S. daily newspaper published yesterday an article, in which it covered the repression by Moroccan occupation forces of a peaceful demonstration organized Tuesday on the occasion of Human Rights Day in the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, to denounce EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement.
Bir Lehlou (liberated territories), Dec 12, 2013 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has deplored Morocco’s continued abuses against the Saharawis, urging the UN to assume responsibility in ensuring safety for Saharawi citizens, who are subject to Moroccan occupation’s oppression.
Algiers, Dec 12, 2013 (SPS) - General Coordinator of the Saharawi observatory natural resources control Zoubir Ghali said Wednesday in Algiers the adoption on Tuesday by the European Parliament of the fisheries agreement between Morocco and the European Union (EU) "reinforces" colonization policy.
In a statement to APS, Ghali stated that the adoption by the European MPs of the EU-Morocco fisheries agreement that includes Saharawi territorial waters "reinforces" the support of some members to the colonization policy.
Paris, Dec 12, 2013 (SPS) - The Platform for Solidarity with Western Sahara People denounced Tuesday European Parliament’s decision to approve EU’s fishing agreement and Morocco, dubbing it a "real denial of justice" for Saharawi people, considering it as "illegal from the international law point of view."
Quito, Dec 11, 2013 (SPS) - “Africa will not stop pressing on the Security Council until United Nations resolutions on self-determination referendum are applied,” said Mr. Peya Mushelenga, Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister of Namibia.
El Aaiun (occupied territories), Dec 11,2013 (SPS) - At least 100 people, of which foreign activists, were injured after Moroccan occuption police broke down a peaceful demonstration organized Tuesday in the occupied city of El Aaiun, capital of Western Sahara, said a Saharawi media source.
Strasbourg, Dec 11, 2013 (SPS) - Finland has abstained from supporting the European Council decision’s to sign the new Fisheries Agreement with Morocco, emphasizing that such agreement must "take into account the interests and opinion of the people in Western Sahara."
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Dec 11, 2013 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente Polisario Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz begins today, Wednesday, a visit to the Republic of Kenya to attend the celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the independence of this country, said an oficial Saharawi source.
Washington, Dec 10, 2013 (SPS) - The international NGO Western Sahara Resource Watch (WSRW) denounced Tuesday the adoption by European Parliament of a fisheries agreement between the European Union (EU) and Morocco, noting that EU has violated human rights on the same day of the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Dec 10, 2013 (SPS) - The Saharawi Minister of Information Mr. Mohamed El-Mami Tamek praised today, Tuesday, the prominent role played by Saharawi journalists in the awarness about the just cause of the Saharawis people.
Speaking at the opening of the speacialized symposium on media, held today in Chahid Al Hafed (Saharawi refugee camps), the minister pointed out to the risks faced by the Saharawi journalists in the occupied territories of Western Sahara and southern Morocco.
Johannesburg, Dec 10, 2013 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Frente Polisario Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has attended along with more than 100 world leaders the official memorial service, took place today morning at FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg, of the deceased South African leader Nelson Mandela.
Strasbourg, Dec 10, 2013 (SPS) - The Frente Polisario stated that the new EU-Morocco Fisheries Agreement, approved hours ago by the European Parliament, will “destabilise an already volatile situation in the region, thereby undermining the UN efforts to find a peaceful and lasting solution” to the conflict of Western Sahara.
Following is the full text of the statement issued today by Mr. Mohamed Sidati, Saharawi Minister Delegate for Europe, after the approval of the EU-Morocco Fisheries Pact:
“Frente POLISARIO
Strasbourg, Dec 10, 2013 (SPS) - Polisario Front declared that the approval of the new Protocol to the EU- Morocco Fisheries Partnership Agreement (FPA) “will signal support for Morocco’s illegal claims” on Western Sahara, adding that it is “contrary to the rights and interests of the Sahrawi people and to the relevant principles of international law applicable to Western Sahara as a Non-Self-Governing Territory.”
Johannesburg, Dec 10, 2013 (SPS) - The National Education, Health and Allied Workers’ Union (NEHAWU) has condemned Morocco’s refusal to implement the referendum on self determination for the Saharawi people, deploring the ongoing human rights violations carried out by Moroccan state in the occupied Saharawi territories.
Quito, Dec 10, 2013 (SPS) - The Foreign Minister of Ecaudor Mr. Ricardo Patiño reaffirmed Monday evening his country’s firm position of support to the Western Sahara issue and the right her people to freedom and self-determination.
During a breakfast organized Monday at foreign ministry headquarters in honour of the official delegations present at the 18th World Festival of Youth and Students, Mr. Patiño expressed his country’s support to all liberation issues across the world, including that of Western Sahara.
Quito, Dec 10, 2013 (SPS) - “Africa will not enjoy freedom as long as Western Sahara occupied by the Kingdom of Morocco,” said Mr. Jerry Ekandjo, Minister of Youth, National Service, Sport and Culture of Namibia, During a breakfast hosted by the Ecuadorian Foreign Minister in honour of the official delegations present at the 18th World Festival of Youth and Students, taking place in Quito, capital of Ecuador.
Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Dec 10, 2013 (SPS) - Prime Minister of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) Abdelkader Taleb Omar on Sunday denounced Morocco’s "support" to terrorism, in a bid to destabilize the region, undermining the settlement of Western Sahara question in line with international resolutions.
El Aaiun (Occupied Territories) December 9, 2013 (SPS) – Some 3000 element of the Moroccan forces of repression arrived the last two days in the occupied city of El Aaiun in anticipation of demonstrations on the advent of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, according the Ministry of the Occupied Territories and Communities Abroad.