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02-03-04.06.97
OAU summit
In his speech at the opening of the 33th session of the OAU summit in
Harare (Zimbabwe), the UN Secretary General K. Annan affirmed that
the United Nations have increased its efforts to solve the Western
Sahara question.
04.06.97
Spain
According to a report of the Ministery of Foreign Affairs exposed at
the Senate, the Spanish government estimes that the Western Sahara
conflict is a decolonization matter and will only be resolved by a
fair and free self determination referendum for the Sahrawi
people.
04-05.06.97
Two days visit of Moroccan Prime Minister in Spain, with essentially
economical purposes (Morocco's debt to Spain is of 2 billions
US$).
05.06.97
Morocco and Polisario to meet in London
Former U.S. Secretary of State James Baker convoked the two parties
involved in the dispute over the Western Sahara for talks in London,
scheduled for June 11 and 12. The UN Special Envoy will meet
separately the representatives of Morocco and of the Polisario Front,
before the discussions to which Algeria and Mauritania will also
assist as observers. The encounters are organized by the Foreign
Office and the UN Office in London. The Polisario Front immediately
accepted the invitation. Till June 9 there was no declaration from
the Moroccan government.
06-07-08.06.97
San Sebastian Conference
The International Conference on information and communication about
Western Sahara brought together some 150 people from all continents.
At the opening session the Mayor of the Spanish city denounced the
"wall of silence" which surrounds the W.S. conflict. The chief of
Information Section of the OAU, Mr. D. Orjiako, traansmitted the
support of his organization and the greetings of its Secretary
general Mr Salim Ahmed Salim. The intervening specialists, reporters
and professionnals of medias from India, Algeria, Mexico and the
United States analysed what Mr Ash Narain Roy named a "conspiracy of
silence" and showed some possibilities how to break it. The
conclusions of the two days workshops are drawn up in a final
document which will be available soon and we will bring up again
later.
07.06.97
International Day of solidarity with the disappeared Sahrawi
In occasion of the International Day of solidarity with the
disappeared Sahrawi the AFAPREDESA, in a press release,exprimes its
preoccupation because of the persistent violations
of Human Rights in Western Sahara. The Moroccan occupants are
committing serious violations of H.R., especially forced
disappearency, arbitrary arrests, unfair trials, political crimes,
limitation of freedom of movement and of freedom of expression.
La UniŪn General de Trabajadores (UGT) y la ConfederaciŪn Sindical de Comisiones Obreras (CC.OO) van a organizar en Madrid, el dĢa 3 de julio, una CONFERENCIA SINDICAL DE SOLIDARIDAD CON EL PUEBLO SAHARAUI. La Conferencia tendr· lugar el 3 de julio de 1997 en la Escuela Sindical Juli·n Besteiro- UGT calle Azcona 53. Madrid
Sahara: Baker, Jospin et le Polisario, Soudan F., Jeune Afrique, Paris, No 1900, 4 - 10 juin 1997, p.XI
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