Chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS), Khalihenna Ould Errachid on Tuesday held talks with visiting Finnish MP and Special Envoy of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Kimmo Kiljunen.

The contribution of Sahrawi women to local development process and prospects for strengthening their role in the socio-economic momentum in the southern provinces have been the focus of a seminar held this weekend at the regional center of investment in Dakhla.

Sheikhs and notables of Sahrawi tribes have complained in a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, the exploitation of children by the Polisario for political purposes.

The Sahara question has witnessed this year an important turning point at the level of the United Nations which has reinforced the settlement momentum created by Morocco's autonomy initiative as a serious and promising solution to bring this regional dispute to a close.

The Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS) closed late in the night from Thursday to Friday the works of its second regular session of 2008, by issuing a press release that highlights the significant progress made by Morocco in the consecration of the culture of human rights and their protection.