Botswana reiterates full support to the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination and independence

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Botswana, Fando Tumbola, reiterated his country’s support to the Saharawi people’s right to self-determination and independence. During a reception he offered to the Saharawi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Salem Ould Salek, Botswana’s Head of diplomacy denounced the systematic human rights violations in the occupied territories of Western Sahara. He also expressed solidarity with the Saharawi Republic, denouncing the Moroccan tergiversations and obstacles Rabat is still erecting in front of the UN’s efforts to organise a referendum on self-determination that should give the Saharawis a chance to decide over their future. On his side the Saharawi Minister of Foreign Affairs informed his counterpart about the latest developments of the question of Western Sahara.