Equatorial Guinea has reaffirmed its support for Morocco's efforts aimed at achieving a just and lasting political solution to the Sahara issue, while deeming the autonomy initiative a "realistic and pragmatic solution" to this regional dispute.

Djibouti welcomed, in New York, the "serious and credible" efforts that Morocco has tirelessly deployed within the framework of the autonomy initiative to achieve a consensual solution to the regional dispute over the Sahara.

The Democratic Republic of Congo reaffirmed, in New York, its support for the Moroccan autonomy initiative, deeming it "the compromise solution" to the regional dispute over the Sahara.

A twinning agreement was sealed on Thursday in Laayoun between the Laayoun municipality and the American city of Arlington, Texas, aiming to boost bilateral cooperation in several fields of common interest.

El Salvador reaffirmed, in New York, its support for Morocco's efforts aimed at achieving a realistic, pragmatic and lasting political solution to the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara.