U.S Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice reiterated on Sunday her country's support to the Sahara negotiations, deeming that "there are good ideas on the table" and that "there is no need to start over" in an allusion to the Moroccan autonomy proposal.

Morocco relies on the clear-sightedness of US foreign policy in dealing with the Sahara issue, Spokesman for the Government, Khalid Naciri said on Thursday.

The National Electricity Office (ONE) and the Finnish company "Wartsila" signed Tuesday a contract for the extension of the Dakhla-based Central Gas Turbine to increase production the city’s electric power capacity by 16.5 MW.

Morocco addressed, on Monday, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, on all the constituents of the Sahara issue, said a press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation.

Secretary General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon "appreciates the work done by his personal envoy," Peter van Walsum, whose mandate expired on August 21, a spokesman for the U.N. chief said on Thursday.