Pretoria — The Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of South Africa Ms. Maite Nkoana-Mashabane has reaffirmed that her country's position remains that of decolonization and self-determination of the Saharawi people, stressing the need to urgently convene a referendum to allow Saharawis to choose their destiny.
In her remarks on the occasion of the joint press conference following the conclusion of the bilateral meeting with the Saharawi Foreign Minister Mr. Mohamed Ould Salek in Pretoria on Thursday, Ms. Nkoana-Mashabane reaffirmed that South Africa's common view that the issue of Western Sahara "remains a question of decolonisation and the inalienable right of people to self-determination in accordance with the United Nations Charter."
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