On the occasion of the 30th meeting of foreign ministers of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), Algeria said that the Sahara issue will not impede the efforts made by the five countries (Morocco, Algeria , Mauritania, Tunisia and Libya), for the revival of the AMU, as this case is before the United Nations for a solution satisfying all parties.

The European parliament “should commit itself more with a  view to reach a just solution “to the Sahara issue, with consultation with the parties concerned. Announced, on Monday   the Austrian European member of Parliament Hannes Swoboda , leader of the progressive alliance of socialists and democrats at the European parliament.

A delegation of Spanish businessmen is currently undertaking a working visit to Dakhla to explore business opportunities, meet actors of the economy and authorities in the region.

A report released Thursday in Washington, said that the Sahara conflict opens the door for the expansion of activities of Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM), in the Maghreb and Sahel regions, citing the recent AQIM operations, namely the kidnapping of three European humanitarian workers inside Polisario camps in Tindouf.

Young people in the Tindouf camps may fall into the hands of terrorist groups

Before the new informal meeting on the Sahara issue, expected in February, the Information Centre of the United Nations in New York, interviewed on Tuesday, Christopher Ross, the Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General to the Sahara, about the situation of this issue.