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The Algerian Minister for Maghreb, Arab and African Affairs reaffirms his country's position on Western Sahara

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Algiers, November 19, 2015 (SPS) .- The Algerian Minister for Maghreb Affairs, African Unity and the Arab League, Abdelkader Msahel, on Wednesday reaffirmed "the firm and constant" Algerian position towards  the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination.

 

In an interview with Channel 1 of the National Radio of Algeria, Msahel underscored that "Algeria's position is constant since 1963, when the United Nations registered Western Sahara as a non-self-governing territory.

 

The Algerian minister said that this position of support for a solution to the conflict within the framework of the decolonization process and the right of the Saharawi people to self-determination is enshrined by the resolutions of the Security Council and the General Assembly of the UN starting from Resolution 1514 on the right of peoples to self-determination. (SPS)

 

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