Guatemala reiterated, on Thursday, its "firm and unwavering support" for the Autonomy Initiative presented by Morocco as the only solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, in accordance with United Nations resolutions, within the framework of the territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Morocco and its sovereignty over its southern provinces.

The exclusivity of the UN-led process aiming at achieving a political solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue cannot and should not be undermined by any action or initiative that would impede its expression, said on Wednesday Morocco's ambassador to South Africa, Youssef Amrani.

The leader of the Polisario militias, the so-called Brahim Ghali, prosecuted for serious genocide crimes, torture and terrorism, appeared on Tuesday by videoconference before Santiago Pedraz, judge of the National Court (the highest Spanish criminal court), according to judicial sources.

The indulgence shown by Spanish justice, through its arrangements with the leader of the Polisario separatists, the so-called Brahim Ghali, reflects a real reversal of values and constitutes a, purely and simply, denial of justice, underline Mohamed Aujjar, Khalihenna Ould Errachid and Ahmed Herzenni in an Op-ed published Sunday by Spanish newspaper "La Razon".

Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad Nasser Bourita held on Friday a teleconference meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Maldives Abdulla Shahid.