Brussels, May 12, 2016 (SPS) - President of the Conference for Support and Solidarity with Sahrawi People (EUCOCO) Pierre Galand stressed Wednesday in Brussels that the recent months have been "essential" for the Sahrawi cause, regretting that the UN Security Council has not already set a schedule for the self-determination referendum.
"There is a noticeable awaking of the international community. The recent months have been essential for the Sahrawi cause," Galand told APS on the sidelines of the tribute-week devoted to Sahrawi political prisoners held since Monday in Brussels University.
For Galand, the verdict issued on 10 December by the EU Court of Justice (CJUE), which cancelled the agreement inked in 2012 between Morocco and the EU as it affected the occupied Western Sahara, as well as the UN Secretary General's visit in the region and the extension of the Minurso mandate to the great displeasure of Morocco, "are significant advances."
"Moroccans are currently upset because the international community did not rally round to Morocco and supports the UN," he said, hailing the UN Security Council's position that "reaffirmed that what the UN Secretary General did was coherent and part of his mission."
Galand "hailed" the UN Security Council's decision to extend the Minurso mandate and demand the restoration of this mission within three months.
The UN Security Council's resolution reaffirmed the Sahrawi people's right to self-determination.SPS
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