Morocco on Tuesday decided a significant reduction of the civilian component of MINURSO, the cancellation of the voluntary contribution granted by Morocco to the functioning of MINURSO and the review of the withdrawal terms of Moroccan troops engaged in peacekeeping operations, following the verbal blunders of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the Sahara issue.

More than 180,000 people participated in a spontaneous popular march Tuesday in the southern city of Laayoune to denounce the verbal blunders of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the issue of the Moroccan Sahara.

Forum of Presidents of the Legislative Bodies of Central America and the Caribbean Basin (known by its Spanish acronym FOPREL) supports the territorial integrity of Morocco and its efforts to reach a solution to the Sahara issue, FOPREL President, Mario Taracena Diaz-Sol, said Monday in Rabat.

The Moroccan people were outraged and hurt by verbal excesses by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon over the Moroccan Sahara.

The states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and Jordan reiterated Tuesday in Doha, their support for the autonomy initiative presented by Morocco to resolve the conflict of the Sahara.