A GERMAN DELEGATION VISITS CORCAS

                               A GERMAN DELEGATION VISITS CORCAS

10/7/2007

Mr khalihenna Ould Errachid  , chairman of the royal advisory council for Saharan affairs received yesterday morning at the headquarter of the council a German delegation which include seven members ,friends of Morocco ,  led by senator Dr Michael Freytag, in company of Mr Jurgen Klimke, the local finance minister of Hamburg.

During the meeting, Mr Khalihenna Ould Errachid explained to the German delegation the evolution of the Sahara question, including the content of the Moroccan substantial autonomy initiative for the region of Sahara, in addition to the direct negotiations between Morocco and the Polisario front which took place in Manhasset near New York city on the 18th and 19th of June under the auspices of the United Nations. The CORCAS chairman reminded the German delegation of the main historical phases of the Sahara conflict.

Members of the German delegation have asked several questions about the nature of the conflict, and also about efforts made by Morocco with the aim of reaching a fair and final settlement to the conflict that lasted over three decades.

The German delegation showed a great interest in the Moroccan proposal, and expressed their support to efforts made to achieve political solution to the dispute over Sahara.

It is notable that Dr Maouelainin the secretary general of the council, as well as a number of CORCAS members took part in yesterday’s meeting

Source(CORCAS)