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SWEDEN/SADR/VISIT
Swedish Head of diplomacy receives Saharawi Coordinator with the Minurso
14.04.05



Stockholm, 14/04/2005 (SPS) The Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Sweden, Mme Laila Freivalds, received the Saharawi Coordinator with the Minurso and member of the National Secretariat of Polisario Front, M. M'hamed Khadad, on Wednesday in Stockholm, indicated a close source to the Saharawi Representation near Scandinavian countries.

The discussions tackled "Western Sahara's question last developments and the perspectives of the UN's peace efforts, few time before the next report of the Security Council UN's Secretary General will present by the end of the month".

"Sweden had always supported Saharawi people right to self-determination and UN's efforts within this framework for the sake of the establishment of a fair and definitive peace in the last colony in Africa", stressed the same source.

Besides the Representative of the Front for the Liberation of Sagia El Hamra and Rio de Oro (POLISARIO Front) to the Scandinavian countries, M. Lamine Baali, the meeting was attended by Mrs. Jenny Ohlsson, Political Advisor to the Swedish Foreign Affairs Minister, and Mrs. Suzanna Lif, Deputy of the International Secretary for Foreign Relations of the Swedish Social Democratic Party.

Western Sahara, former Spanish colony, was invaded by Morocco in 1975, obstructing thus UN's plans to decolonise the territory. Saharawi people waged an armed struggle for the liberation of their country for 16 years under the leadership of Polisario Front.

A cease-fire was brokered by the UN in 1991 and four peace plans were so far proposed by the international organisation to settle the problem, without result because of Moroccan rejection to organise a referendum on self-determination for Saharawi people. (SPS)

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NORVEGE/SAHARA OCCIDENTAL/POLITIQUE/SOUTIEN
Norwegian election coalition declares support to Saharawi people right to self-determination




Oslo (Norway), 14/04/2005 (SPS) Norwegian election coalition, composed of Norwegian Labour Party (NLP) and the Socialist left Party (SV), recently declared its support to Saharawi people right to self-determination. It called Norway to pressure Morocco put an end to its illegal exploitation of Western Sahara's natural resources and to end its human rights violations in occupied zones of the non-self-governing territory.

The biannual national congress of the NLP, held from the 7 to the 10 April in Oslo, unanimously adopted a resolution in which the party "supports the UN

Peace plan" for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara, much known under the Baker Plan II.

"The Norwegian Labour Party supports the efforts undertaken by the UN to find a speedy and just resolution to the long- lasting conflict" opposing the Kingdom of Morocco to Saharawi people and their legitimate representative, Polisario Front.

The resolution also urged Norwegian commercial players not to invest in "the occupied territories, or engage in petroleum-related activities offshore Western Sahara ".

The text finally called Norway to "exert pressure on the Moroccan authorities to improve the human rights situation for the population of Western Sahara ".

On another hand, the Norwegian Socialist Left Party (Sosialistisk Venstreparti, in Norwegian- SV), declared its support to Saharawi people's right to self-determination, in a resolution adopted by the Party biannual national Congress, held in the city of Kristiansand, Norway from 31st of March to 3rd of April 2005.

"Norway must, as a peace nation, exhibit considerably more active support for the UN peace plan," for the self-determination of the people of Western Sahara, especially that Morocco "still does not accept the existing peace plan", underlined the resolution, of which SPS received a copy.

According to electoral polls in Norway, the coalition is likely to win the September 9 elections, and thus be able to form the first majority government in many years.

Western Sahara, former Spanish colony, was invaded by Morocco in 1975, obstructing thus UN's plans to decolonise the territory. Saharawi people waged an armed struggle for the liberation of their country for 16 years under the leadership of Polisario Front.

A cease-fire was brokered by the UN in 1991 and four peace plans were so far proposed by the international organisation to settle the problem, without result because of Moroccan rejection to organise a referendum on self-determination for Saharawi people. (SPS)

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT/SADR/RESOLUTION
European Parliament calls the commission to increase humanitarian aid to Saharawi people




Strasbourg, 14/04/2005 (SPS) The European Parliament adopted on Thursday in Strasbourg a resolution calling on the European commission " to step up and diversify" the humanitarian aid to Saharawi refugees, taking into account that this population is in forced exile "because of an unfinished decolonisation".

Backed by the majority of European parliamentary groups, especially the PPE-DE, ALDE, Green/ALE, GUE/NGL and the PSE, on humanitarian aid in Western Sahara, this resolution "Calls on the Commission to grant immediate emergency aid" to Saharawi refugees. It invites the commission "to increase humanitarian aid to the Saharawi people, particularly in the areas of food, health and education".

"The deterioration in the humanitarian situation", as noted by a group of European Parliament members during their visit to the camps from the 3 to the 6 March 2005 in Saharawi refugees camps, further pushed the resolution to exhort the commission "to take appropriate steps to ensure that the aid provided to Saharawi refugee camps is guaranteed and is under no circumstances interrupted, even momentarily, for merely administrative reasons".

The text did not forget to underline that the fact that "the Saharawi population finds itself in refugee camps in Algeria because of unfinished decolonisation", is an additional reason for Europe to assume its responsibilities taking into consideration the "Reports S/2004/827 and S/2005/49 of the UN Secretary-General calling on the international community to continue its humanitarian aid to the Saharawi refugees until the conflict in Western Sahara has been resolved".

Western Sahara, former Spanish colony, was invaded by Morocco in 1975, obstructing thus UN's efforts deployed since the 60ies to decolonise the territory. Saharawi people waged an armed struggle for the liberation of their country for 16 years under the leadership of the Front for the Liberation of Sagia El Hamra and Rio de Oro (Polisario Front).

A cease-fire was brokered by the UN in 1991 and four peace plans were so far proposed by the international organisation to settle the problem, without result because of Moroccan rejection to organise a referendum on self-determination for Saharawi people (SPS)

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