The Moroccan people celebrate November 18, with joy and pride, the 69th anniversary of Independence Day, a great day that crowned a long national struggle to defend the unity, sovereignty and constants of the country, thanks to a perfect symbiosis between the Throne and the people.

Morocco’s southern provinces represent a “new horizon” for France’s initiatives and strategies, French Ambassador to Morocco Christophe Lecourtier said Tuesday in Laayoune.

Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Benin, Louis Gbéhounou Vlavonou, reaffirmed, here Tuesday, his country’s support for Morocco’s territorial integrity.

Morocco’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, called, on Sunday in Sochi, for Africa’s voice to be heard and respected internationally.

Saint Lucia reaffirmed, on Friday in Rabat, its “support for Morocco's territorial integrity and sovereignty over its entire territory, including the Sahara region,” and “reiterated its support for the Moroccan Autonomy Plan as the only credible, serious and realistic solution” for the definitive resolution of the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.