Western Sahara
The Basque caravan of solidarity leaves for the Sahara
The caravan of solidarity with commodities left San Sebastian for the Sahara this morning. The trucks will carry 50 tons of goods. The Association of Friends of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic wanted to thank all those involved in the collection.
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The Basque Parliament celebrates the 50th anniversary of the proclamation of the Saharawi Arab Democratic Republic
The event was attended by a broad representation of the Basque Parliament, including the Saharawi Minister of Cooperation, Fatma Mehdi Hassam, the Sahrawi parliamentarian Fueila Mohamed Aali and the representative of the Polisario Front in the Basque Country, Mojtar Fade. In her speech, the President of the Basque Parliament, Bakartxo Tejeria, highlighted the "deep and sincere ties of friendship and solidarity" between the Basque people and the Saharan people.
The Sahrawi diaspora of the Basque Country expresses its rejection of the Moroccan autonomy plan
The Sahrawi diaspora of the Basque Country has today concentrated in Vitoria-Gasteiz to show its rejection of the autonomy plan of Western Sahara, which has been raised under the sovereignty of Morocco. The Saharans have recalled that the Spanish State is responsible for "abandoning its people" and have demanded that the Spanish Government publicly reject the autonomy plan in order to hold a referendum on independence.
The Polisario Front rejects the UN resolution and proclaims the "right of self-determination" as a "non-negotiable" condition
The Sahrawi organization denounces that the proposal for autonomy "legitimizes the occupation of Morocco".
Mohamed VI says Morocco has opened "a new chapter" after its plan for Western Sahara has received UN support
The King of Morocco has called on the Saharans refugees in Tindouf to take advantage of this "historic opportunity" to "meet their families" and has urged the Algerian President to engage in "honest and fraternal dialogue".
The Security Council has relied on Morocco's plan for Saharan autonomy and has extended its mission for another year
The Foral Parliament welcomes Saharan minors on holiday in Navarre
The Navarre Parliament today welcomed some 100 Saharan children who are spending the summer with their foster families. During the event, the President of the Foral Chamber, Unai Hualde, welcomed the children and mentioned the delay in their arrival due to bureaucratic problems in the Tindouf camps.
Although late, Saharan children have arrived in the Basque Country
Due to problems with the processing of documents, 213 Saharan children have arrived in the Basque Country 15 days later and will now spend the summer in local families or in shelters until the end of August.
Having solved the problem with passports, the Saharan children will arrive in the Basque Country next week
The children who come from the Sahara to spend the summer were scheduled to arrive in the Basque Country this week, but problems with passports have prevented them from taking a plane.