Madrid (Spain), November 12, 2026 (SPS) – A Sahrawi delegation led by Prime Minister, member of the National Secretariat, Boushraya Hamoudi Bayoun, is participating in the 50th conference of the European Coordination of Support and Solidarity with the Sahrawi People (EUCOCO), scheduled to open Friday in Madrid, with the participation of political and human rights delegations from Africa and Europe.
The delegation includes Minister of Cooperation Fatma Mehdi; Omar Mansour, POLISARIO Representative in Europe and to the European Union institutions; Minister of the Occupied Territories and Diaspora Mohamed Mami Tamek; Sahrawi Red Crescent President Yahia Bouhbini; Presidential Adviser for Natural Resources and Legal Affairs Oubi Boushraya; POLISARIO Representative in Spain Abdallah Arabi; Sahrawi National Council committee chair Mahjouba Mohamed Saleh Al-Mine; Secretary-General of the General Union of Saguia el-Hamra and Rio de Oro Workers Nafai Ahmed Mohamed; and Abdessalam Omar, President of the Association of Families of Sahrawi Prisoners and Disappeared Persons.
The conference will provide an opportunity for the Prime Minister to brief participants on the latest developments in the Western Sahara issue and reaffirm the Sahrawi people's unwavering commitment to their rights to freedom and independence.
The Sahrawi delegation will also contribute to specialized workshops addressing issues including the illegal exploitation of Western Sahara's natural resources and the human rights and humanitarian situation in the occupied territories.
The conference is expected to reaffirm international solidarity with the Sahrawi people's struggle for self-determination and independence, amid recent developments following the non-renewal of MINURSO's mandate.
