W Sahara talks 'cordial' (Zapatero)

Madrid - Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero on Friday held "constructive and cordial" talks with Polisario Front leader Mohamed Abdelaziz about the future of Western Sahara.

Abdelaziz said both men had agreed to keep in "permanent contact" on the issue, with Madrid agreeing to "facilitate" contacts between Polisario and Rabat as the United Nations strove to reach a deal on Western Sahara.

Abdelaziz, whose movement is seeking independence for the desert territory which was annexed by Morocco in 1975 when it gained independence from Spain, accused Madrid of having an "ambiguous" position.

He said Zapatero's administration had "fluctuated" in its diplomacy.

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