The chairman of the Advisory Council for Sahrawi Affairs (CORCAS), Khalihenna Oul Errachid, met on Thursday with the members of the Moroccan-Thai parliamentary friendship group.

German Ambassador to Morocco, Ulf-Dieter Klemm described as "a useful proposal" the Moroccan autonomy initiative for the Sahara.

Chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS), Khalihenna Ould Errachid on Tuesday held talks with visiting Finnish MP and Special Envoy of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE), Kimmo Kiljunen.

The Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS) closed late in the night from Thursday to Friday the works of its second regular session of 2008, by issuing a press release that highlights the significant progress made by Morocco in the consecration of the culture of human rights and their protection.

Following the completion of the second regular session of 2008, which was held in Rabat on December 25-26, the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs issued its closing statement, late Thursday night. The following is the full text of the statement: