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President urges African leaders to redouble efforts to end occupation of Western Sahara

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Abuja, Feb 27, 2014 (SPS) - President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz has urged the African leaders and international community to redouble efforts to put an end to the occupation of Western Sahara.


In his speech during an international summit on human security, convened today in Nigeria in parallel with the country’s centenary celebrations, President Mohamed Abdelaziz called upon the African leaders and international community as a whole to contribute to the success of the efforts undertaken by the UN Secretary General’s Personal Envoy, Christopher Ross, to settle the Saharawi-Moroccan conflict on the basis of the charter and resolutions of the United Nations and African Union, especially those related to the respect for the boundaries inherited from the colonial era.


The President of the Republic expressed, on behalf of the people and government of the Saharawi Republic, heartfelt congratulations to the brotherly people of Nigerian on the centenary of the amalgamation of their country.


He, in the same respect, congratulated the Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan for his visionary decision to choose the theme “human security, peace and development: Agenda for 21st Century Africa” to celebrate this international summit.


President Mohamed Abdelaziz hailed Nigeria’s efforts to support liberation movements around the world, and its contribution to strengthen peace, stability and development in many African countries. (SPS)


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