WEEKLY NEWS
WEEK 38, 16-22.09.1996
Headlines
Meetings between Morocco and Polisario
Algerian comment
Failure of the Morocco - Polisario negociations
13.09.96
Meetings between Morocco and Polisario
The Polisario representative in France declared in an interview at Radio
France Internationale that the contacts between Polisario and Morocco have
not brought any new developments. The bone of contention is always the census.
"I am always more convinced that so long the discussions dont take
place in presence of a third party, neighbour state, members of the Security
Council or international authority, it would be difficult to reach a serious
result."
Morocco's Minister Driss Basri himself declared that the referendum is unavoidable
with its two questions and there is no other possibility. Next day the Minister
denied the existence of any contact with the Polisario Front.
17.09.96
Algerian comment
The Algerian Foreign Minister exprimed his satisfaction after the meetings
the week before between Moroccan responsibles and Sahrawi delegations. He
added that Algeria is supporting direct contacts and works for a political
solution in order to avoid a conflict in the region.
19.09.96
Failure of the Morocco - Polisario negociations
According to the Sahrawi ambassador at Alger, quoted by the Algerian
newspaper "Liberté", the discussions between Moroccco and
the Polisario treated about the definition of the census, the withdrawal
of the troops, human rights and exchange of prisoners, as well as the organisation
of the referendum. The newspaper adds that the negociations failed because
of unknown reasons.
NEW PUBLICATIONS
- Reunión en Ginebra de representantes de Marruecos y del Frente
Polisario, Sales Ferran, El País, Madrid, 11.9.96
- Contacts, Hocine T., El Watan, Alger, 11.9.96
- Contacts directs entre le Maroc et le Front Polisario, Allami Amine,
Liberté, Alger, 12.9.96
- Contactos en Rabat del "número dos" del Polisario,
S. F., El País, Madrid, 13.9.96
- El referéndum del Sáhara es inevitable, según
Dris Basri, S. F., El País, Madrid, 14.9.96
- La reforma abre una puerta a la solución del Sahara con la
figura de la "región", S. E., ABC, Madrid, 14.9.96
- El ministro del Interior dice que no ha habido contactos con el Polisario,
S. F., El País, Madrid, 15.9.96
- Impasse au Sahara, Coopman Pierre, Demain le Monde, No 6/7, 1996,
Centre National de Coopération au Développement, 9, quai du
Commerce, B-1000-Bruxelles, p. 22-23.
- Sahara: llamando a las puertas del cielo", video, 70 min. Contact: Ibañez Monica, P.R.P., s.l., C/ Guillem de Castro, 53,
5°, 10a, E-46007 Valencia, tél. et fax ++ 34 6 352 22 30.
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