Morocco, UN discuss Western Sahara

2008-10-02

Talks with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Monday (September 29th) in New York on the Western Sahara issue were "important and fruitful", Moroccan Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi Fihri said Tuesday, APA reported. Fassi Fihri said the meeting was aimed at launching "intensive negotiations" on the issue as soon as possible, adding that the proposed talks could result in the implementation of UN Security Council resolutions on the matter.

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Anonymous Posted 2008-10-17

In the name of Arabism and Islam; in the name of common struggle; in the name of the blood of our free martyrs, we ask the Algerian generals to be wise and reasonable for the interest of our two countries. The current conflict between us about the issue of the Sahara will bring no good to any of our countries. Morocco stretched its hand with an open breast to sit to the negotiations’ table as equal rivals with its Algerian brothers in order to solve all outstanding issues between the two countries. But unfortunately, those you are calling are lifeless. The Algerian rulers don’t wish the good for our two people. This is reflected by the statements of Bouteflika against Morocco wherever he goes. He thinks that he is the liberator of Africa or as if his animosity to Morocco for some reason when he was in Oujda. We, as a nation, don’t know the cause of the hatred of Algerian rulers against Morocco. The only cause is the wish to weaken, divide our land and lead the Arab Maghreb in small powerless states. This what Algeria wants. Tunisia with its small size, Mauritania with its internal problems and the emergence of a small state in the south of Morocco. This is what Algeria of a million martyrs wants. We are convinced that wisdom will defeat egoism. We are behind our king, both young and old people. We will not relinquish any part of our territory. Whenever we want to discuss the issue of the Sahara, Algerians remind Moroccans of Ceuta and Melilla. What is their business in that? They know that these two cities are governed by a different agenda. It has a different struggle and other conditions different from the conditions of the Sahara. But they play in the marsh. Algerian rulers should rather have taken care of their citizens, terrorism which is plaguing their cities and money smuggling by the ruling junta and many others. If there were a real justice, Algerian generals should be tried in The Hague for their acts against the Algerian and Moroccan peoples. Repression of 30 million Algerians, expulsion of 35 thousand Moroccans, separation of families expelled from Morocco, banning Moroccans and Algerians to communicate with each other and closing borders. By God, when are you going to wake up from your drowsiness? With these careless acts, you won’t achieve anything. Morocco, with the leadership of its king, is going on in its way. They are continuing on their way while others shout. Moroccans have dropped their net. Whenever good comes, it welcome. We, praise be to God, have many directions as the late Hassan II said, the roots of Morocco are in the Sahara and its branches are in the north.

صحراوي Posted 2009-01-29

Peace, mercy and blessings of God be upon you. You must know my dear brothers and lovers of the right that I am Sahrawi and I will always remain Sahrawi, God willing. I will be faithful to the allegiance paid by my Alaoui grandfathers. We won’t allow anyone to separate us from our dear land even if this requires to defend every inch thereof with blood. I am a Sahrawi Moroccan faithful to my religion and nation. Long live Morocco: God, the nation and the King. Thank you.

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