Nouakchott (Mauritania), March 24, 2016 (SPS) - Mauritanian party, the People's Progressive Alliance (APP) reiterated, Wednesday, its support to the Sahrawi people’s right to self-determination and independence.
This position was reiterated during the audience granted by the president of the party, Messaoud Ould Boulkhair to a delegation of the Polisario Front led by Bashir Mustapha Sayad, member of the national secretariat, minister of State, Advisor to the Presidency of the Republic, special envoy of Sahrawi president, Mohamed Abdelaziz, who is paying a visit to Mauritania.
Bashir Mustapha Sayad made a presentation on the latest developments of the national issue and the longstanding relations between the APP and the Polisario Front.
This meeting “is part of a series of meetings between the Sahrawi delegation and the leaders of the Mauritanian political parties in Nouakchott,” according to information sources
The Sahrawi delegation held discussions, Monday, with the Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz.
The Sahrawi minister’s meetings with Mauritanian officials took place as part of an international diplomatic escalation concerning the Western Sahara issue, following the latest tour of the United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon which led him to Mauritania, Algeria and to the Sahrawi refugee camps. SPS
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