Debate in the National Assembly in France on Jean-Paul Lecoq’s initiative
Assessment of France’s actions to ensure respect of international law : the case of Western Sahara (2h00) – 06.01.2022
Entirety of the debate available here : https://videos.assemblee-nationale.fr/video.11707037_61d6f0e11a4a5.1ere-seance–debat-sur-la-legislation-du-cannabis–debat-sur-le-sahara-occidental–debat-sur-l-av-6-janvier-2022
The first hour was devoted to an exchange on this subject with three speakers : Claude Mangin, wife of the Sahrawi political prisoner Naama Asfari, Gilles Devers, lawyer for the Polisario Front in the case of the EU-Morocco trade agreements, and Oubi Bouchraya, representative of the Polisario Front in Brussels. Everyone testified about these different subjects and then discussed them with the members of Parliament present during the session.
During the second hour, the three speakers left the room and one of the ministers of the Quai d’Orsay (Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs), Jean-Baptiste Lemoine, came to discuss with the members of Parliament on the topics raised during the previous hour.
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