The chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, criticized "lack of progress" in the process of UN negotiations to settle the Sahara issue and expressed "concerns" over this case.

Dr. El Othmani: Morocco cannot accept to be treated on the same footing as a puppet state, not internationally recognized

"The return of Morocco to the AU depends on the confluence of a number of conditions," said Saâd Dine El Othmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the sidelines of the event «Africa Day in Morocco in 2012”, organized by the Council of African ambassadors in Rabat, Wednesday, May 30, 2012.

Informal negotiations dominated by details, while Morocco had proposed to hold only one or two meetings before the formal negotiations

Morocco's decision to withdraw confidence in Christopher Ross, personal envoy of UN Secretary General for the Sahara, does not mean any transgression of the spirit of the Security Council resolutions or a waiver form whatsoever, said Thursday in Rabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Saad El Dine Otmani.

France reiterated on Friday its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan, after Morocco’s decision to withdraw its confidence in the UNSG personal envoy for the Sahara Christopher Ross, calling for a “swift settlement of the dispute”.

Chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs Mr. Khalihenna Ould Errachid received Mr. Edward Ngoyai Lowassa, Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs and Defense at the National Assembly of Tanzania, who is paying a working visit to Morocco, heading a large delegation.