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Chahid El Hafed 08/03/04 (SPS) The President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, chaired Today the ceremony of designation of a preparing committee to the Vth congress of the Union of Workers of Saguia el Hamra y Rio de Oro (UGTSARIO), which will be held from the next 18th to the 20 May in "27th of February School".
 
In his opening speech, the Head of State evoked "the preponderant historical role of workers in the starting of armed fight against the Spanish colonialism" and their "mass participation in the struggle against the machination in 1975 hatched against our people through the Moroccan military invasion of our territory".

"Saharawi workers inside the territory as well as abroad massively answered the appeal of the homeland, exchanging their good situation by the struggle for freedom, dignity and independence", he stated, in front of many members of the National Secretariat and Government and the 35 members of the preparing committee.

"Workers are called again to continue their struggle under the leadership of UGTSARIO not only to recover our rights Moroccan colonialism is despoiling, but also to actively participate to productive work in order to soften the dramatic consequences of refugees food needs, and who are lately subjected to serious restrictions regarding the international humanitarian assistance", he added.

In this respect, the Head of State stressed on work education, mentioning the negative effects of humanitarian assistance to the refugees that is causing them dependency and killing in them the spirit of productivity and self-sufficiency.

Evoking the circumstances of the holding of this meeting, Mr. Abdelaziz stated that the constitution of this committee intervenes in an a memorable day, day of the first martyr of Polisario Front, Bachir Lehlaoui, who fell in the field of honour in Mars the 8, 1974 in J'Deiria Battle led against Spanish colonialism, the same day coincide with the international women's day.

''Two events that appeal us to the necessity of redoubling efforts in the legitimate struggle we are leading for self-determination and independence'', he concluded. (SPS)

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Closure of the National Conference of Information

Chahid El Hafed, 08/03/2004 (SPS) the National Conference of Information closed its works on Sunday in "27th of February School", with the presence of Prime Minister, Abdelkader Taleb Oumar, and many members of his government.

For two days, journalists, technicians and employees of information discussed, in commissions or during the plenary session, over the best ways and means to improve their output and to bring the National information to the level of the challenges and norms of a world opened to concurrence, where mass media struggle with unequal means to diffuse their products.

The participants concluded with a global strategy aiming to increasingly mobilise the international public opinion on the nature of Moroccan colonial occupation to the Saharawi territory, to denounce human rights violations in Western Sahara and to achieve the edification of a democratic and prosperous State, which can transpose the vestiges of repression, obscurantism and colonial retrograding methods.

The message of the different Saharawi mass media, radios, press agency, newspapers and television, should continue to conform to the ethics and norms of the profession, and to keep away from the propaganda, so as to diffuse credible products, which can guarantee national Medias continuity and development, according to the conference.

The conference adopted status for National Mass Medias, a conduct law for journalists, inspired of these principles.

It finally addressed a message of praise to all Algerian press for the exemplary struggle it led and still is leading side by side with Saharawis in their struggle for national liberation.

The conference, had also adopted a special motion on the Association for a Referendum in Western Sahara (ARSO). The conference hailed the abnegation and the courage of the members of this association, who had never given up informing the public opinion on the conflict since its beginnings.

Addressing the European Coordination of support to Saharawi people (EUCOCO), the conference paid tribute to its president, Belgian Senator, Pierre Galland, and to its European members, especially Basque's committee of support for the technical support it provides to the national radio and to the newspaper ''Sahara Libre''.

Finally, the conference designated a special commission in charge of preparing the Ministry of Information's participation to the international conference expected to be held next May in Spain.
 
Opened on Saturday, with the presence of the President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, the National Conference of Information was chaired by the Minister of Information, Sid'Ahmed Batal, and attended by many members of the National Secretariat, the Government and civil society's organisation. (SPS)

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