AI official: "we want to find in Algeria the same spirit of openness existing in Morocco"

Amnesty International (AI), headquartered in London, protested, on the occasion of the publication of its report for 2012, against the prohibition of their access to Algerian territory including Polisario camps in Tindouf, south -western Algeria.

El Othmani: Morocco cannot accept to be treated on the same footing as a puppet state, not internationally recognized

"The return of Morocco to the AU depends on the confluence of a number of conditions," said Saâd Dine El Othmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, on the sidelines of the event «Africa Day in Morocco in 2012”, organized by the Council of African ambassadors in Rabat, Wednesday, May 30, 2012.

Informal negotiations dominated by details, while Morocco had proposed to hold only one or two meetings before the formal negotiations

Morocco's decision to withdraw confidence in Christopher Ross, personal envoy of UN Secretary General for the Sahara, does not mean any transgression of the spirit of the Security Council resolutions or a waiver form whatsoever, said Thursday in Rabat, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Saad El Dine Otmani.

Morocco will continue to cooperate with the Secretary General of the UN and MINURSO for a solution to the Sahara issue, after withdrawing its confidence in Christopher Ross, said Monday the Minister Delegate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and cooperation, Youssef Amrani.

Chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs Mr. Khalihenna Ould Errachid received Mr. Edward Ngoyai Lowassa, Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs and Defense at the National Assembly of Tanzania, who is paying a working visit to Morocco, heading a large delegation.