Corcas 2008 second regular session continued in Rabat at the opening session on Thursday, 25 December, chaired by Mr. Khalihenna Ould Errachid and the Council's Secretary-General Maoulainain Ben Khalihenna, with the presence of the Minister of Interior, Chakib Benmoussa, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation Taieb Fassi Fihri , Minister of National Education, Higher Education, Training and Scientific Research, Mr. Ahmed Akhchichen, , Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, Mr. Ogmani Gamal, Ms. Latifa Abda, Secretary of State in charge of School Education, Mr. Ahmed Herzenni, Chairman of the Advisory Council for Human Rights, Mr. Moulay Mohammed Iraqi, Wali of Diwan Al Madhalim.

The Chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs, in accordance with Articles 7 and 8 of Dahir number 1.06.81, issued on 24 Safar 1427, corresponding to 25 March 2006 on the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs, announced that the second regular session of the Council for 2008 will be held on 26 and 27 Dou Lhija 1429, corresponding to 25 and 26 December 2008 in Rabat.

Khalihenna: next negotiation round should be serious

"The Royal Advisory Council was founded by His Majesty the King Mohammed VI in Laâyoun on March 25th, 2006. It's a Royal organization which aims at preparing the psycological, political, diplomatic, economic and social environment for the implementation of a final solution for the Sahara issue relating to the autonomy under the Moroccan sovereignty. We have started indeed  working in these different fields"

Visiting President of the Andean Parliament (Parlandino), Ivonne Juez De Baki expressed, here Friday, support for the Moroccan initiative to negotiate an autonomy status in the Sahara region.

The Secretary General of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS), Dr. Maouelainin Ben khalihenna Maouelainin, received on Friday July 18th, 2008, at the Council headquarters, a delegation of central African journalists.