Lima, Nov 8, 2013 (SPS) - A Saharawi delegation, led by the Minister-Delegate for Latin America Mr. Hash Ahmed and includes the ambassador in mission Mr. Ali Salem Sid Ezzain, held talks on Thursday with Mr. Freddy Otárola, President of the Congress of Peru, along with the Vice-President Mr. Carmen Omonte, as well as several leaders and parliamentarians from various political blocs, said a statement issued Thursday.
The delegation informed his interlocutor about the dramatic situation of human rights in the occupied Saharawi territories, and the deadlock in the UN-led talks despite the efforts of the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General, Christopher Ross, to unlock the status quo.
Speaking to the official TV channel of Peru’s Congress , the Saharawi Minister said that the purpose of these meetings is to “call attention” of the legislative body and the other Peruvian institutions for the human rights violations carried out by Morocco in occupied Western Sahara, as to strengthen the bilateral relations with the Latin American nation of Peru.
The Saharawi delegation, on other hand, met with the Dean of the College of Lawyers (CAL) Dr. Raul Chanamé and several members of his board, where they voiced support to the struggle of the Saharawi people.
“The College of Lawyers (CAL) will always defend the principles of international law , including the right to self-determination, and will always keep its doors open for the Saharawi people,” said Mr. Chanamé.
It should be recalled that the Saharawi delegation arrived last Monday in the capital of Peru, Lima. (SPS)
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