The Seychelles Minister of Foreign Affairs and Tourism, Louis Sylvestre Radegonde reiterated, Friday, his country's support for the Moroccan national cause and for the autonomy initiative proposed by the Kingdom.

Guatemala reiterated, on Thursday, its "firm and unwavering support" for the Autonomy Initiative presented by Morocco as the only solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, in accordance with United Nations resolutions, within the framework of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco and its sovereignty over its southern provinces.

The exclusivity of the UN-led process aiming at achieving a political solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue cannot and should not be undermined by any action or initiative that would impede its expression, said on Wednesday Morocco's ambassador to South Africa, Youssef Amrani.

The leader of the Polisario militias, the so-called Brahim Ghali, prosecuted for serious genocide crimes, torture and terrorism, appeared on Tuesday by videoconference before Santiago Pedraz, judge of the National Court (the highest Spanish criminal court), according to judicial sources.

Here follows a statement issued by the ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad on the crisis between Morocco and Spain: