Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, said Sunday in Dakhla that relations between the Kingdom of Morocco and the United States of America are developing at an unprecedented pace, in line with the vision of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and in coordination with the US administration.

The Moroccan people and national movement, resistance and the army of liberation celebrate with pride, the 77th anniversary of the presentation of the Manifesto of Independence on 11 January 1944, an occasion to revive the history of the struggle for the recovery of independence.

US Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern Affairs David Schenker underlined, on Thursday in Algiers, that negotiations on the Sahara issue should occur within the context of the autonomy plan.

The leaders of the Gulf countries called, on Tuesday after the 41st Summit held in the governorate of Al-Ula, north-west of Saudi Arabia, to intensify efforts to implement the joint action plans provided for under the strategic partnership with the Kingdom of Morocco.

The Guatemalan parliament welcomed the American decision to recognize the full sovereignty of Morocco over all of its Sahara.