Algiers slams French minister’s visit to W. Sahara

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Algiers slams French minister’s visit to W. Sahara

ALGIERS: Algeria on Tuesday denounced a visit by French Culture Minister Rachida Dati to Western Sahara, after Paris recognized Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed territory, as “objectionable on multiple levels.” The vast desert territory is a former Spanish colony largely controlled by Morocco but claimed for decades by the Algeria-backed Polisario Front. Dati, who

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Tensions between France and Algeria do not seem ready to calm down. Rachida Dati made a visit to Western Sahara, territory with non-status status, on Monday 17 February. The article "A Special Severity": Algiers condemns Rachida Dati's visit to Western Sahara appeared first on Current Values.

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According to the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the arrival of the French Minister of Culture in this territory claimed by Morocco "reverts the detestable image of an old colonial power in solidarity with a new one".

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Freedom Net - Laayoune: In a statement, Dr. Sidi Mohamed Ammar, the representative of the Polisario Front at the United Nations and coordinator with Minorso, condemned the visit of the French Minister of Culture to desert areas, considering it a new step in the series of attacks on the rights of the Saharan people and international law. In his interview with Al-Hurra website, Ammar stressed that this visit clearly reflects the hostile attitude a…