EU delays Sahara analysis

Belgium: The European Union (EU) postponed until December an analysis of events in Western Sahara following a Moroccan attack on a protest camp of peaceful Saharawis, diplomatic sources corroborated.

An examination of the violence unleashed by the Moroccan Army against residents of El Aaiun, occupied since 1975, was not included in the agenda of the EU ministerial meeting next Monday, confirmed the press office of the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs, Catherine Ashton.

The European Parliament Thursday announced the postponement of a vote on a resolution on the Sahara, following an agreement reached between the Socialists and popular representatives, according to parliamentary sources.

Brussels chose to address the issue with Morocco on December 13 during the meeting of the bilateral Association Council, one month after the violent assault on the camp of Sahrawi activists, condemned by the United Nations and many governments around the world.

Brussels, Prensa Latina