The Republic of Congo welcomed, on Thursday, the Moroccan autonomy initiative for a final settlement of the Sahara issue.

Saint Lucia has expressed, before the United Nations C-24, its support for the autonomy initiative as a "solution of compromise" to the Moroccan Sahara issue.

The UN Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, announced on Friday the appointment of Russian Alexander Ivanko as his Special Representative for the Sahara and head of MINURSO.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Sierra Leone, David Francis, announced on Thursday in Rabat that his country will open a consulate general in Dakhla, in the southern provinces of Morocco.

The Kingdom of Bahrain has called for the settlement of disputes between Morocco and Algeria through fraternal dialogue, in accordance with the content of the speech of HM King Mohammed VI, on the occasion of the Throne Day.