United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres announced on Wednesday the appointment of Major General Zia Ur Rehman of Pakistan as Force Commander of the MINURSO.

The Kingdom of Morocco welcomes the provisions on the Moroccan Sahara contained in the 2019 US Appropriations Bill, adopted by the US Congress and signed Friday by President Donald Trump, which explicitly state that "the funds appropriated [to Morocco] under Title III shall also be made available for assistance in the Sahara".

Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation Josep Borrell underlined, on Thursday in Rabat, that his country defends the centrality of the United Nations to reach a political solution to the Sahara issue as part of the UNSC relevant resolutions.

The European Parliament adopted, on Tuesday in Strasbourg, by an overwhelming majority the new fisheries agreement between Morocco and the European Union (EU).