SAHARA PRESS SERVICE

Mijek (liberated territories) 14/03/2004 (SPS) Polisario Front will organize, on Monday, a military maneuver in the 3rd military region in Mijek, announced a source close to the Ministry of national defence.

These maneuvers, coming within the framework of the Ministry of Defence's annual program, aim at maintaining the level of abilities of Saharawi Popular Liberation Army (ALPS) against any probability, it was indicated.

In margin of the maneuvers, a conference with Saharawi community in Mauritania is also expected to take place in the 16 March, it was added.

These activities will take place in presence of the President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, and many other members of the National Secretariat, Parliament, Government and many high national military officials, indicated the same source. (SPS)

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