Addis Ababa, April25,2013(SPS) - African diplomats urged the African Union (AU) for a "rapid action" for the holding a referendum of Western Sahara," in the wake of a working visit paid by Sahrawi ambassador to Ethiopia Lamine Aba Ali to different African embassies accredited to the Ethiopian capital.
This visit focused on the bilateral relations and ways to develop interest common issues, as well as the role of Africa in the decolonization process in Western Sahara, last colony in Africa.
The African diplomats expressed "deep concern" about the continued occupation of Western Sahara territories by Morocco and denounced violations by Morocco of Saharawi people rights, in particular their right to self-determination.
They also reaffirmed their support to the right of the Saharawi Republic to achieve complete sovereignty over its entire territory.(SPS)
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