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Joaquim Chissano requests UN Security Council to set a date for the holding of the referendum

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New York, April 27, 2016 (SPS) - The Special Envoy of African Union for Western Sahara, Joaquim Chissano, requested the UN Security Council to set a date for the holding of the referendum in his intervention in meeting with UN Security Council.
AU envoy stressed that UN Security Council should set a date for the holding of the referendum.
 
He emphasized, the solution to the conflict is the holding of a referendum on the self-determination of the Saharawi people, adding that we must give the people of Western Sahara the opportunity of choosing freely their destiny.SPS
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