SAHARA PRESS SERVICE

Algiers, 05/05/2004 (SPS) Algerian President, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, renewed to his Saharawi counterpart, Mohamed Abdelaziz, Algeria's support to Saharawi people's «legitimate struggle» and its right to self-determination, indicated a message from Mr. Bouteflika, of which SPS received a copy.

In response to a message of congratulations sent by the President of the Republic on the occasion of Algerian President re-election, Mr. Bouteflika renewed the support of Algeria to «your people in their legitimate struggle to exercise their right to self-determination, conforming to international legality and aiming at establishing security and stability in our region». (SPS)

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SADR/POLITICS
The Council of Ministers adopts laws on trade and lawyers

Chahid El Hafed, 05/05/2004 (SPS) The Council of Ministers adopted on Wednesday drafts of laws on trade in the refugees camps as well as laws regulating lawyers work within the three judicial bodies in the Republic, reported a communiqué of Prime Minister's office, publicise Wednesday.

During this reunion of the executive, held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of the Head of the State, Mohamed Abdelaziz, the conditions of obtaining licence of commercial register, as well as laws on corporation taxes, presented by the Minister of Interior, Mohamed Lemine Dedi, were adopted.

«Following a proposition of the Minister of Justice, Hamada Selma, laws regulating lawyers work within First Hearing Court, Criminal Court and Supreme Court were also discussed and adopted by the executive», also emphasised the communiqué.

Moreover, the Council decided to organise a conference of Saharawi community abroad this 10 May at the Wilaya of El Aaiun, following the proposition of the Minister of Occupied Territories, Khalil Sidi M'Hamed, added the communiqué, of which SPS received a copy.

On another hand, the Council «took note with satisfaction» of the last resolution of the Security Council and denounced firmly «Moroccan intransigence and its refusal to conform to international legality », calling UN to «exert the needed pressures on Morocco if necessary».

Finally, the Minister's Council «highly appreciated» the continuity of the organisation of exchange of visits between Saharawi families separated by the Moroccan military wall «despite of the coloniser's attempts to botch it », renewing SADR's commitment to continue « (fully) cooperating for the success of this UN's appreciable humanitarian initiative». (SPS)

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SADR/MOROCCO/TRADE UNION
UGTSARIO denounces the marginalisation of Saharawi trade unionists in Western Sahara

Chahid El Hafed, 05/05/2004 (SPS) The General Union of the Workers of Saguiet El Hamra and Rio de Oro (UGTSARIO) denounced on Tuesday «the marginalisation, disbanding, lack of freedom of expression, oppression and detention of syndical activists » in occupied territories of Western Sahara, reported the organisation in a communiqué received by SPS.

«Indignant» with «Moroccan syndicate indifference» towards this situation, UGTSARIO deplored this unanimous position of Moroccan Syndicates. «Instead of searching for a solution to the numerous problems Moroccan workers suffer from such as unemployment, injustice and analphabetism, Moroccan syndicates ignored this tragedy and chose to adopt Moroccan regime's expansionist claims».

«This declared position does certainly not serve in improving the dramatic conditions of working class, it only deepen the sufferings of the worker who pays 2.5% of his modest salary for the adventures of the regime in the region », added the communiqué.

The Saharawi syndical organisation launched an appeal to all syndicates around the world to «denounce the sufferings of the workers in Western Sahara as well as in Morocco and to contribute through effective supporting efforts to improve their life conditions ». (SPS)

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