Nairobi, July 13, 2015 (SPS) .- Algeria strongly believes that there is no other alternative for the settlement of this conflict than the holding of a free and fair referendum of self-determination for the people of Western Sahara, said Algeria ambassador in Kenya, Saad Mandi.
In an interview posted today by kenyan daily The Star, Mr Mandi said “Algeria continues to support the UN secretary general and his personal envoy, Chris Ross, in their efforts to achieve a mutually acceptable political solution which provides for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara in accordance with the UN Charter and relevant resolutions. Algeria strongly believes that there is no other alternative for the settlement of this conflict than the holding of a free and fair referendum of self-determination for the people of Western Sahara”.
“I want to highlight that the issue of the Western Sahara decolonisation process was discussed by the council of peace and security of the African Union during a session held on March 27, 2015, during which it unanimously reiterated the African Union position of the right to self determination of the people of Western Sahara and urged the United Nations to spare no efforts to hasten the process of decolonisation” he added.
The algerian diplomat concluded sayinh that “the Conference of the Heads of State and Government of the African Union, recalling the legal opinion given by the International Court of Justice on October 16, 1975, called, in a decision adopted at the last summit held in Johannesburg-South Africa, the UN General Assembly to set a date for holding the self-determination referendum of the people of Western Sahara and to protect its integrity as a non-autonomous territory against any act likely to undermine its integrity”. SPS
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