Contrary to the wishes of Algeria, which mobilized its links and its official and unofficial press, the Security Council has, according to diplomatic sources at the UN, ignored its agitations over the opening of Consulates General in the Sahara Moroccan, thus considering that these are acts of sovereignty in accordance with international law and strictly within the framework of bilateral relations between Morocco and its African partners.

The UN Security Council has reiterated the parameters it had set out in its resolutions 2414, 2440, 2468, and 2494 to achieve a final solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara at its briefing on the Moroccan Sahara issue, held Thursday in accordance with resolution 2494, adopted on October 30, 2019, said diplomatic sources in the UN.

The UN Security Council will devote a meeting to Minurso, Thursday, April 9, 2020, according to the Security Council Informal Plan published Wednesday.

His Majesty King Mohammed VI made a founding speech in Almechouar in Laayoune, the city which lived that day a great ceremony ending with the establishment of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs.

The strict hygiene and prevention instructions decreed by the public authorities to curb the spread of the coronavirus have completely changed the habits and lifestyle of the Sahara inhabitants like other cities in Morocco.