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SPS Iran recognises "the Saharawi Republic and see the solution within the UN framework", Declares Iran’s Ambassador to Algiers 17.02.06
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Algiers, 17/02/2005 (SPS) Iran, which "recognises the independent Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic", sees the solution to the Western Sahara’s conflict only within the UN’s framework, declared the Ambassador of Iran to Algiers, Houssein Waleh, in an interview to the Algerian newspaper, Al Massa, publicised in its Wednesday edition.
"Since the victory of the Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran showed its willingness to support all just causes world wide, including the Saharawi cause. Moreover, Iran recognises the independent Saharawi Arab Republic and estimates that the solution to the Western Sahara’s conflict must be within the framework of the United Nations and on the basis of the pertinent resolutions", he declared answering Al Massa’s journalist’s question on the subject.
He further stated that his country "hopes to see the Saharawis enjoying their internationally recognised rights", mainly the right to self-determination and independence, estimating that realising this is a duty of the international community, which should impose the enforcement of its resolutions regarding the conflict.
"We believe that there is no alternative for the settlement of this question other than the enforcement of the pertinent UN’s resolutions", the Iranian diplomat stressed, expressing the desire of his country to see "the success of the efforts of the international community in this direction". (SPS)
060/090/000 171010 Fév 06 SPS
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SPS The President of the Republic receives the Algerian Minister for Employment and solidarity
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Chahid El Hafed (Saharawi refugees camps), 17/02/2006 (SPS) The President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, received, this morning at the seat of the Presidency in Chahid El Hafed, the Algerian Minister for Employment and National Solidarity, Djamel Ould Abbés, who is undertaking a visit of solidarity with the Saharawi refugees after torrential rains and floods that destroyed more than 50 per cent of the structure of the refugees’ camps.
The Head of the State informed his Algerian host about the extent of the damages recorded, expressing on another hand the gratitude of the Saharawi people and Government to Algeria, which came t the rescue of its brothers Saharawis in distress since the beginning.
The official reception to the Algerian Minister and the delegation accompanying him was attended by the members of the Polisario Front’s National Secretariat and Government in addition to other Saharawi personalities.
The Algerian delegation was invited by the Saharawi authorities to a field visit in the refugees camps to closely see the consequences of the torrential rains and floods that has stricken these camps last week, and will be received again at the presidency to a launch offered on its honour by the Head of the Saharawi State, it was further indicated. (SPS)
060/090/000 171323 Feb 06 SPS
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SPS The President of the African Union’s Committee receives President Mohamed Abdelaziz’s Envoy
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Addis Ababa (African Union), 17/02/2006 (SPS) The President of the African Union’s Committee, Mr. Alpha Omar Konaré, received, Today’s morning at the seat of the African Union in Addis Ababa, Mr. Mhamed Khadad, member of Polisario Front’s National Secretariat and Envoy of the President of the Saharawi Republic, Mr. Mohamed Abdelaziz, indicated a source from the Saharawi Embassy in Ethiopia.
During the meeting, the Saharawi Envoy transmitted to President Konaré a message from the Head of the State, "relative to the last developments of the Saharawi question and to the efforts of the international community aimed to finish the decolonisation process in Western Sahara, which is blocked because of the intransigence of the Moroccan occupation", the same source stressed.
In his message, President Abdelaziz also referred to the situation in the occupied territories of Western Sahara "where the Saharawi civil population is suffering from a fierce repression, arrests, assassinations and arbitrary judgements, while international observers and press are not allowed entry to the territories", the same source added.
The President of the Republic also, "tackled the situation of the Saharawi refugees, after the last torrential rains that stroke the region", destroying more than 5O per cent of the structure of the Saharawi camps, leaving more than 50.000 refugees without shelter, according to the first estimations of international specialised organisations.
President Konaré, who has received last week the UN’s Secretary General’s Personal Envoy to Western Sahara, Mr. Peter van Walsum, reaffirmed on his part "the position of the African Union, which considers that the solution of the Saharawi conflict resides in the strict respect of the Saharawi people’s inalienable right to self-determination conforming to the international legality and to the UN’s and African Union’s pertinent resolutions", e same source said.
In addition to the Saharawi Envoy, the meeting was attended by the Saharawi Republic’s Ambassador to Addis Abeba, Lehbib Breica, as well as the vice-President of the African Union, Mr. Patrick Mazinhaka, the Commissioner of the UA’s Peace Council, Said Djennit, and the Chef de Cabinet of the UA Committee’s President, it was stressed. (SPS)
060/090/100 171430 Feb 06 SPS
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SPS Warm Popular reception in the Wilaya of Smara and in the 27 February camp for the Algerian Minister of Employment and solidarity
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Smara (Saharawi refugees camps), 17/02/2006 (SPS) The Saharawi refugees of the camp "27 February School" and of Wilaya de Smara, organised, on Friday afternoon, two popular receptions for the Algerian Minister of Employment and solidarity, Djamel Ould Abbés, who is undertaking a visit of solidarity to the refugee’s camps after the torrential rains and floods that stroke the region.
After having been received in Chahid El Hafed by the President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, the Algerian Minister and the delegation accompanying him visited the camp of "27 February School", which was seriously destroyed by the floods. A warm popular reception was organised for the visitors, who visited the most affected places of the camps in company of the Saharawi Prime Minister and members of his Government in addition to the local authorities.
The Algerian ministerial delegation went after that to the Wilaya of Smara, to be received by the population headed by the local authorities, who met with the Algerian Minister and informed him about the extent of the damages as well as about the gratitude of the Saharawi population to Algeria for the precious help and aid it offered to the disaster-stricken refugees.
After this visit, the Algerian delegation headed anew to Chahid El Hafed, where it is expected to have launch offered by the Saharawi President on its honour, it was indicated.
The President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, received, this morning at the seat of the Presidency in Chahid El Hafed, the Algerian Minister for Employment and National Solidarity, Djamel Ould Abbés, who is undertaking a visit of solidarity to the Saharawi refugees after the torrential rains and floods that destroyed more than 50 per cent of the structure of the refugee’s camps, it should be recalled.
The Head of the State informed his Algerian host about the extent of the damages recorded, expressing on another hand the gratitude of the Saharawi people and Government to Algeria, which came t the rescue of its brothers Saharawis in distress since the beginning.
The official reception to the Algerian Minister and the delegation accompanying him was attended by the members of the Polisario Front’s National Secretariat and Government in addition to other Saharawi personalities, it should be further recalled. (SPS)
060/090/000 171558 Feb 06 SPS
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SPS "Algeria will provide the necessary help to the Saharawi Government to surmount this trial", declared Mr. Ould Abbés
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Chahid El Hafed (Saharawi refugee’s camps), 17/02/2006 (SPS) The Algerian Minister of Employment and solidarity, Djamel Ould Abbés, declared, during a launch offered on his honour by the Head of the State, Mohamed Abdelaziz, that his country " will provide the necessary help to the Saharawi Government to surmount", the consequences of the torrential rains and floods that stroke the Saharawi refugee cams last week.
"As an Envoy of President Abdelaziz Bouteflika, I am a carrier of a message of peace, solidarity and complete support of Algeria, reaffirming you that my country will provide the Saharawi people and Government with all necessary help to surmount this trial", he declared during a launch that was also attended by representatives of the Embassies of the USA and Switzerland, as well as representatives of the WFP, UNHCR, ECHO and an important delegation of the Spanish Ministry for Cooperation. All this delegations are undertaking visit of investigation on the situation of the refugees after floods and to bring their countries help to the disaster-stricken victims.
On his part, the President of the Republic reaffirmed the gratitude of his people and Government to "Algeria and the steady support it never stopped providing us with in the worst moments as well as in moments of prosperity".
He also thanked the Spanish Government for its quick reaction to the appeals of distress launched by the Saharawi refugees after the devastating rains, which destroyed more than 50 per cent of the camps’ structure.
The Head of the State also expressed his high appreciation of the presence on the ground of representatives of the USA and Swiss Embassies as well as of UN’s organisations WFP and UNHCR in addition to the European organisation of aid, ECHO.
The President of the Republic, Mohamed Abdelaziz, received, this morning at the seat of the Presidency in Chahid El Hafed, the Algerian Minister for Employment and National Solidarity, Djamel Ould Abbés, who is undertaking a visit of solidarity to the Saharawi refugees after the torrential rains and floods that destroyed more than 50 per cent of the structure of the refugee’s camps, it should be recalled.
The Algerian delegation was invited by the Saharawi authorities to a field visit so as to investigate on the consequences of the torrential rains and floods. The delegation was warmly received by the Saharawi populations in the camp of "27 February School" as well as in the Wilaya of Smara, before been received in the luncheon offered on its honour by the Saharawi Head of the State. (SPS)
060/090/000 171731 Feb 06 SPS
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