Maseru (Kingdom of Lesotho), 13 March 2024 (SPS) - King Letsie III of Lesotho has renewed his country's steadfast and principled position regarding the just struggle of the Sahrawi people for freedom, independence, and the completion of the sovereignty of the Sahrawi Republic over its entire national territory, in accordance with the principles and recommendations of the African Union and the United Nations.
This came during the reception of King Letsie III on Wednesday at the royal palace in the capital, Maseru, for Ambassador Mohamed Yasslem Besta, who presented his credentials as the extraordinary and plenipotentiary ambassador of the Sahrawi Republic to the Kingdom of Lesotho.
On this occasion, King Letsie III delivered a speech in which he recalled the "history of friendship and solidarity that has always bound the Sahrawi Republic and the Kingdom of Lesotho," referring to the historic visit of the President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Mr. Brahim Ghali, to Lesotho, followed by visits at the ministerial and ambassadorial levels. These visits were preceded by the visit of the Prime Minister of Lesotho to the Sahrawi territories.