Persistence of tension around the Sahara issue could transform the Maghreb region into base for terrorism.

Mr. El Mami Boussif, member of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS) and President of the region of Oued Eddahab-Lagouira, warned on Wednesday in New York against the persistence of tension around the artificial problem Sahara that could transform the Maghreb region into base for terrorism.

Members of a delegation representing Morocco's southern provinces, on Wednesday, described autonomy proposal as the only solution to end the human tragedy endured by the Sahrawi population in the camps of Tindouf, south-western Algeria.

Participants at a roundtable in Geneva over the Sahara were unanimous in stressing the relevance of the Moroccan autonomy initiative in the southern provinces, which was, they said, "the best solution" to this ongoing conflict. 

The Kingdom of Morocco has participated on April 8, 2008 in the meeting of Working Group of the Human Rights Council in charge of the Universal Periodic Review with a large delegation headed by Mr. Abdelwahd Radi, Minister of Justice, and Mghizlat Ahmed, CORCAS vice-president.

Presentation of autonomy at a conference entitled "Sahara between yesterday and tomorrow"

The Moroccan initiative to negotiate an autonomy statute in the Sahara region was explained Tuesday in Mexico City, at a conference held by Abdellahi Ahl Abdelkader, a member of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs(Corcas).