The Steering and Monitoring Committee for the Implementation of the Southern Provinces Development Model, meeting on Tuesday in Laayoune, expressed its satisfaction with the pace of implementation and launching of projects planned under this model.

The development model of the southern provinces is a "message of hope" for young people in search of salvation and deliverance from the state of despair that prevails in Tindouf camps, said Thursday in Rabat, Said MinisterDelegate in charge of Relations with Parliament and Civil Society, Government Spokesman, Mr. Mustapha El Khalfi.

The format of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) has not changed and its meetings remain open only to African states recognized by Japan, which excludes so-called "Rasd" said a source close to the Moroccan delegation taking part in TICAD meeting in Maputo, Mozambique.

The European Union (EU) hailed on Friday the appointment of Horst Köhler as the UNSG Personal Envoy for the Sahara.

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs stressed that the importation of products from the Sahara is legal and does not interfere with international legality, since Saharan populations benefit directly from the resources of this region.