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Saharawi Delegation takes part in São Paulo Forum in Cuba

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Havana, July 16, 2018 (SPS) - The 24th edition of the Sao Paulo Forum is being held in Havana, Cuba, from July 15-17, with the participation of a Sahrawi delegation led by Minister for Latin America and the Caribbean, Mansur Omar.
The forum, held in Havana for the third time after the 1993 and 2001 editions, brought together 430 delegates from Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Asia and Africa, with the Left’s unity in Latin America and the Caribbean as its theme.

EU-Morocco agreement including Sahrawi territories: Polisario Front firmly condemns, lodges appeal to CJEU

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Bir Lahlou, July 16, 2018 (SPS) - The Polisario Front has firmly condemned on Monday the decision taken by the European Union Council to sign an amendment to the EU-Morocco association agreement, including the occupied Sahrawi territories, denouncing this act which scorns the international law and decisions of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which invalidated these agreements.

Fifteenth Congress of Polisario Front to be held within next year

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Shaheed El-Hafed, July 15, 2018 (SPS) - The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front has decided, in accordance with the Basic Law of the Front, to hold the 15th Congress of the Polisaio Front within the coming year, said a statement following the 8th ordinary session of the National Secretariat.

National Secretariat reiterates willingness to cooperate with UN efforts to complete decolonization of last colony in Africa

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Shaheed El-Hafed, July 15, 2018 (SPS) - The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front renewed its sincere will to cooperate with the United Nations efforts to complete the decolonization of the last colony in Africa, welcoming in this context the efforts of UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, and his Personal Envoy, President Horst Koehler.

National Secretariat holds 8th ordinary session

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Shaheed El-Hafed, 14 July 2018 (SPS) - The National Secretariat of the Polisario Front on Saturday held its 8th ordinary session under the chairmanship of President of the Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali.

Irish parliament approves bill to ban import of products originating in occupied Western Sahara

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Dublin (Ireland), July 14, 2018 (SPS) - The Irish Senate on Wednesday approved a bill known as Occupied Territories Bill 2018, which classifies any import or export of goods from and to the occupied territories as a crime punishable by five years imprisonment or a fine of 250,000 euros, indicated a statement of the Polisario Front in the UK.
The bill, proposed by independent MP Frances Black, includes among others the occupied territories of Western Sahara, and will be soon presented to the Chamber of Deputies or Lower Chamber, the source added. 

Italian Radio Station "Radio Etna Espresso" receives Sahrawi children in their studios

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Acireale (Italy), July 11, 2018 (SPS) - The Director and journalists of the Local Radio Station "Radio Etna Espresso", the largest in the city of Acireale, (Sicily), has received the small Saharawi ambassadors of peace, they are staying for a week in this city in the framework of the Vacation in Peace Program, sponsored by the associations of friends of the Saharawi people in Italy.

President of Republic congratulates President Salva Kiir on Independence Day

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Bir-Lehlou, July 8, 2018 (SPS) -  President of Republic, Secretary-General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, has sent a congratulatory message to H.E Mr. Salva Kiir Mayardit, President of the Republic of South Soudan, on the occasion of 7th anniversary of the Independence Day.

Creation of African mechanism for Western Sahara, important step in resolving conflict

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New York, July 8, 2018 (SPS)- The “historic” decision adopted unanimously by the leaders of the African Union (AU) on the creation of an African mechanism for the issue of Western Sahara is an “anticipatory initiative” likely to revitalize AU’s key role, as a fully-committed partner for the United Nations (UN),  and an “important step” considering the Moroccan position aimed at undermining the African efforts for the settlement of the conflict in Western Sahara, said Thursday the Polisario Front in a letter sent to the United Nations and the Security Council.