The head of European diplomacy, Federica Mogherini, reiterated the EU's support for a negotiated political solution to the Sahara issue.

The bodies and organizations of civil society in the region of Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira welcomed the holding in Dakhla of the Crans Montana Forum (March 12-14) under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, in view of the positive impact that this event will have on the economic and development in this region.

The embezzlement of humanitarian aid by Algeria and the Polisario, was denounced on Saturday in the front page of a leading Belgian paper, La Libre Belgique.

Foreign minister Salaheddine Mezouar received, on Thursday in Rabat, UNSG personal envoy for the Sahara Christopher Ross who is on a visit to Morocco as part of a regional tour.

The Canario-Saharan Forum, an association based in Las Palmas and brings together citizens of the Moroccan Sahara and Canary Islands, denounced on Monday embezzlement by leaders of Polisario and Algeria of humanitarian aid to populations in camps Tindouf (southern Algeria).