Norway calls for respecting wishes of Western Sahara people

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Oslo - Maghreb Press Service - The Foreign Affairs Ministry of Norway has underlined that the wishes of the people of Western Sahara "must be taken into account upon undertaking business in the territory of Western Sahara."

"It was clarified that whenever the Norwegian government refers to the local population in Western Sahara, we of course refer to the Sahrawi people,” said Mid June, deputy minister, in a statement.

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