The next informal talks on the Sahara, at the invitation of the UN Secretary General's Personal Envoy Christopher Ross, will be held on July 19-20 in Manhasset (New York's suburbs) in the presence of Morocco, Algeria, Mauritania and the polisario, said on Thursday the Office of the UN spokesman.

Corcas participation, evidence of Morocco's commitment to promote the participation of its Sahrawi citizens to the Sahara solution  

The Moroccan delegation participating in the Pacific Seminar of the 3rd International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, which were held from May 31 to June 2 in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, said the latest resolution Security Council No. 1979 supported the constructive proposals made by the Kingdom of Morocco, during the numerous rounds of informal talks.

Fassi Fihri: Morocco met its human rights obligations unlike other parties

The UN Secretary General's Personal Envoy Christopher Ross announced, on Tuesday, at the end of the 7th round of the closed-door talks that the 8th round of UN-sponsored informal talks on the Sahara will take place in the second half of July 2011 in Manhasset (suburban New York).

The 7th round of informal talks on the Sahara, which will last three days, until June 7, kicked off Sunday with the presence of the parties’ representatives.

 The Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs participates with a senior delegation to the Pacific regional seminar of the Third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, held in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines from May 31 to June 2.