Rabat, April 5, 2013 (SPS) - French President Mr. François Hollande has announced from Rabat that his country supports a political and mutually agreed upon solution to the question of Western Sahara on the basis of UN resolutions.
“France supports the initiative of UN Secretary General to find a political and mutually agreed upon solution on the basis of UN resolutions,” said Mr. Hollande, in a speech before Moroccan parliament on Thursday.
He also indicated that the question of the Western Sahara, which has been waiting to be resolved for more than 30 years, is more urgent than ever as a result of the Sahel crisis.
In an open letter addressed on Tuesday to Hollande, President of the Republic Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz underlined that the position of France towards the Saharawi question “is an obstacle to peace and security”, noting that it was never too late to revise this position.
The letter added that Morocco “has excessively operated this position that caused suffering to a small peaceful people, who aspires only to live free and sovereign in his homeland, in peace with all countries of the world.”
He considered that the election of Mr. Holland to the presidency of the French Republic has “opened the way for France to play a decisive role in the search for a just and lasting peace in the Western Sahara, based on the results and efforts made by the UN.” (SPS)
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