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Nicaraguan President reaffirms support for Saharawi people struggle

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Managua (Nicaragua), January 14, 2017 (SPS) - Nicaragua's President-elect, Daniel Ortega, reiterated the unconditional support and solidarity of the Nicaraguan government for the just Saharawi cause, during his meeting with President of the Saharawi National Council, Khatri Addouh.
President Daniel Ortega stressed that "the Saharawi people have endured a long time as it struggles to complete its national sovereignty and get their civil and economic rights."
The President of the National Council, accompanied by the Saharawi Ambassador to Nicaragua Sulaiman Al-Tayeb Hannan, handed a message from the President of the Republic, Secretary General of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali, to Nicaraguan President-elect Daniel Ortega, congratulating him on his victory in the legislative elections, along with his deputy, Rosario Murillo.
The Sahrawi delegation briefed the Nicaraguan president on the latest developments related to the national cause. The two parties vowed to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields. (SPS)
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