In a statement made public after the conclusion of its last ordinary session prior to the 16th Congress, the leadership of the organization reaffirmed its decision to defend the sovereignty of its territory and natural resources with all legitimate means at its disposal, including armed struggle.

Similarly, the Secretariat urged the African Union to accelerate steps to put an end to the flagrant aggression and illegal occupation of the territory of a member state of the continental organization, which is the Saharawi Republic, by another member state, the Kingdom of Morocco.

It demanded to take necessary and urgent measures against the latter to comply with the principles and objectives of the Constitutive Act of the African Union, in particular the respect of the borders inherited after independence, as well as the prohibition of the acquisition of territories by force.

The Polisario Congress will be held from January 13 through 17, amid the rupture of the ceasefire with Morocco in November 2020. Its delegates will have to evaluate the three-year mandate, elect a new leadership and amend the so-called fundamental law for the development of a renewed national program.

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