Lima, Peru, July 15, 2017 – The Peruvian Council of Solidarity with the Sahrawi Republic has welcomed Khadijetu Mokhtar, Saharawi Ambassador with the Special Mission to Peru. The event was attended by journalists, intellectuals, national and foreign diplomats and congressmen, who expressed solidarity with the Sahrawi people and condemned Morocco’s violations of human rights in the occupied territories of Western Sahara.
The participants pledged to initiate actions so that the government of Peru restores diplomatic relations with the Sahrawi Republic.
The new Saharawi diplomat replaced Ali Salem Sidi Zein, who has appointed ambassador to the Republic of Ecuador.