SAHARA PRESSE SERVICE

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Madrid, 04/07/2004 (SPS) Spanish socialist Party (PSOE) in power, expressed its will to support a just settlement of Western Sahara's conflict within the framework of UN and to enforce Security Council's resolutions, during the plenary session of its 36th federal congress, Sunday.

A "strategic" position, with which Socialists "actively" supported Security Council's efforts and resolutions for "a settlement of Western Sahara's conflict within the framework of UN and international law", underlined the report "strategies and political plans", unanimously adopted during the plenary session of the congress.

It should be recalled that Saharawi representative in Spain, Brahim Ghali, who attended the meetings of the 36th congress of Spanish socialists as a guest of honour Friday, has asserted that Spain "can do more" in Western Sahara's conflict, estimating that "it is time for Spanish Government to assume its due responsibility" as an administrative power of the Saharawi territory before Moroccan illegal invasion of the latter in 1975.

On another hand, he Co-ordination of Associations of solidarity and friendship with Saharawi people (CEAS – Sahara) had called Zapatero, Thursday, to adopt "a clear and evident position" for the enforcement of international law in Western Sahara's conflict, according to a communiqué of the CEAS handed over to the Head of the Spanish Executive.

Spain former colonizing power of the territory, is morally called to make use of its "good offices for the settlement of a problem it caused and to which's solution it should contribute", especially that Spanish people "are supporter with the Saharawi case", and will continue claiming form their Government to respect their will to defend Saharawi people's right to independence, concluded the text. (SPS)

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Polisario Front calls PSOE to defend Saharawi people's right to self-determination

MADRID, 04/07/2004 (SPS) Polisario Front's representative in Spain, Brahim Ghali, declared, Friday, to Europa Press that his organisation hopes that the resolutions of the 36th Congress of Spanish Socialist Labour Party (PSOE- in Spanish) opts to the defence of Saharawi people's right to self-determinationm conforming to international legality.

Ghali, who was attending the meetings of the 36th congress of Spanish socialists as a guest of honour, asserted that Spain "can do more" in Western Sahara's conflict, estimating that "it is time for Spanish Government to assume its due responsibility" as an administrative power of the Saharawi territory before Moroccan illegal invasion of the latter in 1975.

"We hope the final resolution of PSOE's congress supports Saharawi people's right to self-determination according to international legality and to UN's Charter", affirmed the Saharawi diplomat.

polisario representative recalled that Saharawi people "continue suffering since Spain has abandoned the territory in 1975", adding that Saharawis still hope to be able "at last to freely chose their future through a self-determination referendum", conforming to pertinent UN's resolutions.

Concerning Spanish Government position, the Saharawi official recognised that there were "a kind of ambiguity" in PSOE's position regarding Western Sahara's conflict, stressing that it was only cleared after the last "visit of Spanish Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs to the refugees' camps and his meeting with Polisario Front's leadership". (SPS)

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Associations of solidarity with Saharawi people calls Zappatero to a "clear and evident" commitment towards Saharawi people

Madrid, 04/07/2004 (SPS) the Co-ordination of Associations of solidarity and friendship with Saharawi people (CEAS – Sahara) called Zapatero, Thursday, to adopt "a clear and evident position" for the enforcement of international law in Western Sahara's conflict, according to a communiqué of the CEAS handed over to the Head of the Spanish Executive.

On the occasion of the 36th congress of the PSOE, the Co-ordination called José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero to act, regarding Western Sahara's conflict, with the same firmness he adopted in Iraq, especially that in "Western Sahara's case there are clearly identified aggressor and victim", and a clear violation of international law.

The Spanish Government must adopt in Western Sahara's case a policy that is "in harmony with the adopted policy in the case of the withdrawal of Spanish troops from Iraq, to prevail justice against illegality, humanitarian solutions against forget and international law against excessive use of power", underlined the communiqué.

Spain former colonising power of the territory, is morally called to make use of its "good offices for the settlement of a problem it caused and to which solution it should contribute", especially that Spanish people "are supporter of the Saharawi case", and will continue claiming form their Government to respect their will to defend Saharawi people's right to independence, concluded the text. (SPS)

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