Speaker of the Latin American Parliament, Jorge Pizarro Estéban Soto, said, on Wednesday in Rabat, that he backs the efforts of the UN Secretary General, in order to reach a solution to the Sahara issue.

Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, reiterated, Sunday in Addis Ababa, the exclusivity of the United Nations as a framework for finding a solution to the Moroccan Sahara issue.

The House of Advisors (upper house) unanimously adopted, Tuesday at a plenary session, two draft bills aimed at establishing legal competence of the Kingdom over its entire maritime domain.

The increased international recognition of the Moroccan Sahara regionally and internationally and the expansion of cooperation in the region are only a matter of time, said Azerbaijani political analyst Anastasia Lavrina.

An Ivorian Consulate General will soon be opened in Laayoune, announced on Wednesday spokesman of Cote d'Ivoire's government, Sidi Tiémoko Touré.