Following the UN Security Council's vote on resolution 2703 renewing MINURSO's mandate for another year, Gabon reiterated its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan with a view to a just, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.

Morocco will draw the necessary conclusions on the basis of the "conclusive" results of the investigation being carried out by the judicial police into the four explosions that occurred on Saturday night in the town of Es-Smara, causing the death of one person and injuring three, two of whom were in serious condition, Morocco's ambassador and permanent representative to the UN, Omar Hilale, said in New York.

France reaffirmed, before the UN Security Council, its "historic, clear and constant support" for the Moroccan autonomy plan.

Resolution 2703 adopted by the United Nations Security Council on the Moroccan Sahara issue reinforces the vision and strategic choice of His Majesty King Mohammed VI in favor of negotiation, the peaceful settlement of disputes and the policy of outstretched hand, said on Monday in New York the Moroccan ambassador and permanent representative of the Kingdom to the UN, Omar Hilale.

Algeria's "destructive" separatist agenda in North Africa was laid bare during a UN Security Council debate in New York on the participation of women in international peace and security.