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U.N. envoy to the Western Sahara Christopher Ross, left, meets with the Saharawi president-in-exile, Mohamed Abdelaziz, right, at the Polisario Front compound in Rabouni, Western Sahara, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009.

AP Photo 9 months ago

Mohamed Abdelaziz, right, in military fatigues, his staff and Saharawi leaders bid farewell to U.N. envoy to the Western Sahara Christopher Ross, not pictured, as he leaves the Polisario Front compound on Sunday, Feb. 22, 2009, in Rabouni, Western Sahara.

AP Photo 11 months ago

Mohamed Abdelaziz, who heads Western Sahara's government-in-exile, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Brussels, Thursday Dec. 11, 2008.

AP Photo 11 months ago

Mohamed Abdelaziz, who heads Western Sahara's government-in-exile, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Brussels, Thursday Dec. 11, 2008.

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Panama's President Ricardo Martinelli, center, delivers his inaugural speech in Panama City, Wednesday, July 1, 2009.

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Ecuador's President Rafael Correa, right, gestures to the crowd during a rally celebrating the swearing in of El Salvador's President Mauricio Funes, of the Farabundo Marti Liberation Front, FMLN, party, at the Cuscatlan stadium in San Salvador Monday June 1, 2009.

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Western Saharian MINURSO� s coordinator Mohamed Khadad (2n L) attends a rally with the new United Nations envoy to the Western Sahara Christopher Ross (R) shortly after his arrival in Tindouf, on February 22, 2009.