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Spanish delegation banned from visiting occupied territories of Western Sahara

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El Aaiun (Occupied Teritories), September 1, 2014 (SPS) - The Moroccan authorities prevented Saturday a Spanish delegation from entering the occupied city of El Aaiun, Western Sahara.

 

The delegation which consisted  personalities representing the associations of solidarity with the Sahrawi people in Castilla y Leon, was led by the mayor of Zamora, Miss Rosa Valdion, from the Popular Party, reported the Spanish media europa press. 

 

The delegation announced that their visit aims at “finding out about the situation of the Sahrawi people and establishing cooperation, social and humanitarian relationship with it.”

 

The mayor of Zamora condemned the act saying that “the expulsion is not justified (…) and can only be interpreted that Morocco do not want witnesses to what the Sahrawi people are subjected to in colonized territories.”  (SPS)

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