The United Nations and the UN-led process are the "only legitimate framework" for addressing the artificial regional dispute surrounding the Moroccan Sahara, said the Speaker of Morocco’s House of Councillors, Mohamed Ould Errachid, on Monday in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

Respect for the territorial integrity of nations, international law, and global commitments is essential to resolving conflicts and tackling the challenges facing the Euro-Mediterranean region, stated the Speaker of Morocco's House of Representatives Rachid Talbi El Alami on Friday in Granada.

French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Jean-Noël Barrot reiterated France's position, expressed at the highest levels of government, supporting Morocco's sovereignty over its Sahara.

The Chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs, Mr. Khalihenna Ould Errachid, received on Wednesday at the Council's headquarters in Rabat a significant delegation from the Andean Parliament, led by Parliament Speaker Gustavo Pacheco.

Morocco's Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Majda Moutchou, has criticized the "blatant and selective double standards" to which the Algerian ambassador to the UN resorted regarding the expansion of MINURSO's mandate to include the human rights component, denouncing "selective political manipulation".