The inauguration of the Consulate General of Senegal in Dakhla symbolizes the opening of Morocco to the West African region, said Friday in New York the representative of the Senegalese mission to the UN.

In his report to the UN General Assembly, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has once again unmasked the violations, lies and false allegations of Algeria and the "polisario" on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara, after doing so earlier this month in his report to the Security Council.

Saudi Arabia reiterated Tuesday in New York, its support for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Morocco, highlighting the Kingdom's efforts to find a political and realistic solution to the Moroccan Sahara question.

The UN Security Council (UNSC) held in the middle of this week closed-door consultations on the Moroccan Sahara issue, during which the Council members were briefed by Martha Pobee, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Africa in the Departments of Political Affairs and Peace Operations, and Alexander Ivanko, UN Secretary General's Personal Representative and Head of MINURSO.

According to diplomatic sources in New York, Security Council members were briefed by the UN Secretary-General's Special Representative for the Sahara, Alexander Ivanko, as well as the Under-Secretary-General for Africa in the UN Secretariat's Department of Political Affairs, Martha Pobee.