SPS SADR/ITALY/SOLIDARITY Support of the region of Emilia
Romagna to Saharawis
19.11.04
Rome, 19/11/2004 (SPS) The
Council of the region of Emilia Romagna confirmed Thursday its full
support to the Baker Plan for the organisation of a referendum on
self-determination in Western Sahara and expressed its will to increase
the aid to the Saharawi people, reported Algerian Press Service, APS.
The resolution presented by the Counsellors Ugo Massa (Left Democrat)
and Luisa Babini (Italian Republican Party) was unanimously approved by
the regional Council who expressed its commitment to support the UN
plan that plans for the self-determination of the Saharawi
people.
After having recalled the different resolutions Security Council
adopted on Western Sahara, including the resolution 1570adopted last
October the 28 that reaffirmed its support to the Baker Plan again, and
after noting the dramatic conditions of life of the Saharawi people,
the regional Council of Emilia Romagna expressed its full commitment to
support the Baker Plan for the solution of the conflict and for the
free exercise by the Saharawi people of their right to
self-determination in all international bodies, and in particular
within the European Union's and the UN's.
On another hand, the regional Council decided to intensify the
programmes of the humanitarian aid to the Saharawi people by increasing
its financial aid within the UN humanitarian organisation (UNHCR and
WFP), and by supporting the projects of cooperation initiated by the
local administrations, associations of solidarity and NGOs of Emilia
Romagna.
The regional Council also expressed its commitment to call the Moroccan
Kingdom to allow international and independent institutional
inspections to investigate on the situation of Human right s in
occupied territories under Moroccan occupation, especially the
conditions of detention of Saharawi activists and citizens. (SPS)
SAHARA
PRESS SERVICE