ADDIS ABABA, May 23, 2013 (SPS)- The member states of African Union Executive Council adopted during their 23rd ordinary session, which opened Wednesday in Addis Ababa, a report on the situation in Western Sahara.
The report, drawn up by African Union Commission in accordance with the outcomes of the 22nd ordinary session of AU Executive Council, held last January, on the Western Sahara conflict, insists that the United Nations and the Security Council "face up their responsibilities regarding the long-lasting issue."
The report also called for "the contribution of the African Union to the settlement process of the Western Sahara issue, which is still at the United Nations."
The African countries also reiterated their "support to the struggle of the people of Western Sahara for their right to self-determination," and called to speed up the decolonization process of this territory, the last colony in Africa.
The 23rd session of AU Executive Council is preparatory to the 21st ordinary session of AU Summit of Heads of State and Government, which coincides this year with the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the OAU (Organization of African Unity, present AU).(SPS)
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