This exchange concerned 67 people from 13 families, said a statement of the coordination office with MINURSO.

 Accordingly, 28 individuals from eight families from the province of Laayoune embarked on Wednesday morning aboard a UN aircraft at the airport of Laayoune Hassan I to Tindouf, while six families totaling 39 persons belonging to 5 families from the Smara and Aouserd camps landed from the same plane.

 This exchange of visits took place in good conditions and all measures have been taken to ensure a warm welcome to the beneficiaries, said the source.

 Through this exchange, the total number of people receiving family visits since March 2004, amounted to 12,178 people, 5,843 are from the southern provinces and 6335 from the Tindouf camps.

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