Spain supports principle of negotiations between parties to Sahara issue

Spain said it supports the principle of "negotiations between parties" to reach a solution to the Sahara issue and called Maghreban countries to take "positive initiatives" in order to move forward in the Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) construction process.

head of the Spanish government, Jose Maria Aznar told MAP "Dialogue-based initiatives are always welcome, he said, we think they can be interesting to reach a solution." "There is no reserve on this subject neither from Spain, nor from the European Union," he stressed.