Rome, Nov 16, 2013 (SPS) - A tribute was paid Saturday night in Rome to the Italian activist and advocate for the Saharawi cause, Marissa Rodana, by the participants of the 38th EUCOCO International Conference of Support for the Saharawi people, held Friday and Saturday.
At the end of the conference, the President of the EUCOCO Mr. Pierre Galand presented a bouquet of flowers to Ms. Rodana, 92 years.
Former Secretary General of an Italian Association of support to the Saharawi people, Ms. Rodana, continues, despite her age, to participate in the meetings organized by various committees of solidarity with the Saharawi cause .
"I will take part in the various support meetings as long as my health allows me," Ms. Rodana, also an ex-European parliamentarian, told reporters.
For her, the struggle of Saharawi people for independence "must be continued until the desired goal of independence is reached." (SPS)
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