“it is our duty to increase efforts, and to create conditions which will offer a real hope to put an end to the refugee situation, and in the camps themselves. We have to persist in our action even if we know, as humane, that solutions are often political” he added during his introductory statement before the 58th session of the executive committee of the high commission of the United Nations for refugees (HCR) held in Geneva.
The Moroccan permanent representative by the UN office in Geneva Ambassador Mohamed Loulichki expressed, in his intervention before the committee, the entire support , of the Moroccan delegation to the statement made by Mr Guterres.
In this respect the Moroccan ambassador asserted that “in this spirit that Morocco officially presented to the Security Council a substantial autonomy plan, which was appreciated and greeted by the international community”.
Morocco engaged “in a good faith” in the negotiation process which started at Manhasset, last April, under the auspices of the UN general secretary” will not spare any efforts to make sure that these negotiations will reach a happy ending, and allow to put an end to the dispute, and open perspectives of the achievement of the Maghriban unity” he added.
Waiting for the outcome of these negotiations, the kingdom of Morocco remains engaged to put into practice measures of trust, particularly those concerning family visits, Morocco is ready to organize more visits by land, in order to increase the number of beneficiariesprovided there is an agreement about the itinerary which will be used by the HCR convoy, the Moroccan ambassador suggested to the HCR to enrich these measures by adopting others.Such as, the burial of sahraouis who died in the camps in their villages of origin, the transfer
of leftover of those buried in Tindouf, the organization of pilgrimage, financed by Morocco under the supervision of the HCR, and the organization of marriages between natives of Moroccan southern provinces and those retained in the camps.
Mr Loulichki expressed his hope that these new proposals will be favourably greeted, and put
into practice for the interest of separated families
Source: MAP
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