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Workers solidarity, 03.07.97
Meeting in Madrid on occasion of a Solidarity Conference of Trade
Unions with the UGTSARIO, the Saharawi trade union, members of trade
unions from Spain, Portugal, Greece, France, Italy and Algeria
declared in a Declaration their solidarity with the Saharawi people.
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12.07.97
Declaration of a relative of King Hassan II
In a press release, Ahmed Osman, brother in law of the King of
Morocco, warns James Baker: if he is looking for means to resolve the
impediments of the peace plan, o.k. But if he pretends to look for
other solutions he will never be successful. In his mind the Western
Sahara problem is always " a false problem between Algeria and
Morocco".
13.07.97
Relations between Belgium and Morocco
The chief of the diplomacy of Belgium is on a 3 days visit to Morocco
during which several bilateral agreements are signed.
13.07.97
Relations between France and Morocco
The French Ambassador in Morocco M. de Bonnecorse announces that at
the end of this year the Prime Ministers of both countries will met
for the first time. The French Minister of Economy, Finance and
Industry will visit Morocco in next autumn.
14.07.97
Violation of the cease-fire
The Polisario Front denounces in a letter to S.G. Kofi Annan a
violations of the cease-fire, on July 12. Moroccan airplanes flew
over Saharawi positions in the region of Agwenit. Mr Mohamed
Abdelaziz protests vigorously and asks the S.G. to take measures in
order to stop these violations of the cease-fire. The Saharawi
President insists that it is a deliberate action of the Moroccan
government some days before the encounter of London which is crucial
for a final peace in W.S.
15.07.97
Morocco - Polisario negociations
The Spokesman for the Secretary-General announces that , following
the first round of direct talks in Lisbon between the Government of
Morocco and the Frente Polisario, under the auspices of the
Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for Western Sahara, James A. Baker
III, the two parties have been invited to meet in London on 19 and 20
July. As before, Algeria and Mauritania will attend as observers.
"The talks will again be convened under the auspices of the Personal
Envoy, who will facilitate the work of the parties. The talks will
still focus on implementation of the settlement plan or such
adjustments to it as the parties may agree, and will continue for so
long as they hold any promise of progress in Mr. Baker's
opinion."
16.07.97
Venezuelan declaration
The Committee for Foreign Policy of the Venezuelan Parliament
supports, in a declaration, the initiative of the UN S.G. in order to
encourage the dialogue between Morocco and the Polisario Front as
well as the efforts of his special envoy James Baker.
18.07.97
Prime Minister Filali goes to London
The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs announces that Prime Minster
Abdellatif Filali is going tomorrow to London to participate to the
talks between Morocco and the Polisario Front. Rabat qualifies this
encounter as " private contacts about the implementation of the UN
peace plan under the auspices of James Baker" Filali will be
accompagnied by the Ambassador at the UN Ahmed Snoussi and the
military Commander of the south region, including Western Sahara,
general Abdelaziz Bennani. It is the first time that a high grade
Moroccan military participates to the contacts with the
Polisario.
The Saharawi delegation includes Prime Minister Mahfoud Ali Beiba,
the Minister of Defense Brahim Ghali, M'hamed Khaddad and Ahmed
Boukhari.
19.07.97
London talks
The first session begins at 9.30 a.m. at Carlton House in presence of
the observers, Mr Attaf, minister of Foreign Affairs of Algeria and
Mr Ahmed Ould Minnih, Minister- Secretary General of the Mauritanian
Presidence. The discussions continue after lunch till the evening and
will go on on Sunday 20. All participants use great discreetness. Mr
James Baker will inform the Security Council on Monday 21.07.
06.07.97
About 7'000 Saharawi children spend their school holydays in Europe
(most of them in Spain), on invitation of different solidarity
groups, twinned municipalities etc. More than 400 children aged from
7 to 14 years arrived by plane at Las Palmas de Gran Canaria where
they received an enthousiastic welcome by the families where they
will stay for two monthes. Some of the families participate regularly
for years to this action and stayed also in the refugee camps.
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