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Rome Conference urges UN to speed up self-determination referendum in Western Sahara

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Rome, Nov 16, 2013 (SPS) - The participants of the 38th European Conference for Coordination and Support of Saharawi people (EUCOCO), has just closed in Rome, called on the United Nations (UN) and Security Council to speed up the implementation of the referendum on self-determination for the Saharawi people.

Saharawi students launch international campaign against renewal of EU-Morocco’s fisheries pact

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Algiers, Nov 16, 2013 (SPS) - Office of the Saharawi students studying in Algeria has launched an international campaign against the renewal of the EU-Moroccan fesheries pact, reported a Saharawi student source.


This campaign aims to call on the European Parliament to refrain from renewing the fishing agreement with Morocco, which includes the territorial waters of Western Sahara.

EUCOCO concludes its work and decides to hold next conference in Madrid

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Rome, Nov 16, 2013 (SPS) - The 38th European Conference for Coordination and Support of Saharawi people (EUCOCO), held on 15-16 November in Rome, conluded few hours ago its work, by deciding to hold the 39th conference in Madrid next November.


The announcement was made at the closing ceremony of the 38th EUCOCO held Friday and Saturday in the Italian capital, in the presence of nearly 300 participants from twenty countries.

AU can play "decisive role" in resolving conflict, says former diplomat

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Rome, Nov 16, 2013 (SPS) - African Union (AU) can play a "decisive role" in resolving Western Sahara conflict by encouraging the two concerned parties to "reopen real dialogue," said Saturday a former Kenyan diplomat on the sidelines of the 38th European Conference for Coordination and Support of Saharawi people (EUCOCO).

Protection of human rights in Western Sahara, international responsibility (Saharawi activist)

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Rome, Nov 16, 2013 (SPS ) - "The protection of human rights in the territories of Western Sahara is first a responsibility of the international community and UN bodies, before being a responsibility of civil society," said Saturday in Rome (Italy) the Vice- President of the Association of Victims of Grave Human Rights Violations Committed by the Moroccan State in Western Sahara (ASVDH), Ghalia Djeimy.

Polisario Front attends Spanish Communist Party’s 19th congress

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Madrid, Nov 16, 2013 (SPS) - A delegation of the Polisario Front attends work of the 19 th congress of the Communist Party of Spain, held from 15 to 17 November in Madrid.


The delegation composed of Mohamed Mbarek Khalil, head of cooperation at POLISARIO’s office in Madrid, and Ms. Jadija Mojtar, representative of the Saharawi Women Union.

Spanish MPs denounce their country’s support to Morocco

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Rome, Nov 16, 2013 (SPS) - Spanish MPs and human rights activists denounced Saturday in Rome, capital of Italy, the support of their country to Morocco regarding the Western Sahara issue and called for revision of privileges provided by Europe to Morocco, which illegally occupies the Western Sahara.

President of Republic calls on international community to end suffering of Saharawi people (Full text of address)

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Rome (Italy), November 15 , 2013 (SPS) - The President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed abdelaziz, called on the international community, in particular the United Nations and the great powers, to put an end to the suffering of the Saharawi people who is waiting for its independence since several decades, in his opening to the 38th EUCOCO International Conference of Support for the Sahrawi people, Friday afternoon in Rome, Italy.

 

Launch of European Conference for Coordination of Supporting Sahrawi People in Rome

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Rome (Italy), November 15 , 2013 (SPS) -  In the presence of President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed abdelaziz, the European Conference for Coordination of Supporting Sahrawi People was launched Friday afternoon at the headquarters of the government of Lazio in Rome, Italy.

 

For formalization of reports on human rights violations in Western Sahara

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Rome (Italy), November 15, 2013 (SPS) - President of the Coordination of European Committees and Associations for Support of the People of Western Sahara (EUCOCO) Pierre Galand called on, Thursday evening in Rome, the United Nations (UN) to formalize the reports provided by the humanitarian organizations on the violation of human rights in Western Sahara.

 

President of Republic received by Italian Chamber of Deputies

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 Rome (Italy) 15 November 2013 (SPS) - The Italian Chamber of Deputies held Thursday morning a reception to honour President of the Republic Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mohamed Abdelaziz, and the delegation accompanying him, attended by Italians deputies led by Marina Sereni, vice president of the Italian Chamber of Deputies .

 

Madrid Agreements block Maghreb relationships, Morocco behind instability in the region (Polisario)

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Shaheed El Hafed (Saharawi refugee camps), November 14, 2013 (SPS) - Madrid agreements of November 14, 1975 block relationships between the Maghreb region countries, said Thursday member of National Secretriat of the Polisario Front in charge of the  political organization, Bachir Mustapha Essayd, saying that Morocco is the "only" responsible for the instability in the region.

 

Medical missions begin working visit to Saharawi refugee camps

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Chahid Al Hafed (refugee camps), Nov 14, 2013 (SPS) - European medical missions will begin a working visit to the Saharawi refugee camps at the end of November, in the aim to conduct surgeries for the Saharawi refugees, a source of the Ministry of Public Health told SPS.


These missions, coming from Spain, Italy and Sweden, will carry out numerous surgeries related to the kidney, eye surgery and urology at the level of national and local hospitals in the Saharawi refugee camps.

President of Republic arrives in Rome for EUCOCO conference

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Rome, Nov 14, 2013 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, arrived Wednesday in Rome, capital of Italy, as part of a working visit lasts for few days, during which will attend the 38th European Conference of Coordination and Support to the Saharawi People (EUCOCO), to be held from 15 to 16 November.

EUCOCO 2013, an occasion to demonstrate extent of international support to Sahrawi cause, says Mr. Ghali

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Algiers, Nov 13, 2013 (SPS) - The 38th European Conference of Coordination and Support to the Saharawi People (EUCOCO), planned from 15 to 16 November in Rome, constitutes an occasion to show the extend of the international support to the Sahrawi cause, declared Wednesday Ambassador of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) to Algeria, Brahim Ghali.