Several African countries expressed on Friday in New York, before the 4th United Nations Committee their full support to efforts by Morocco to resolve the dispute over the Sahara. These countries also welcomed the autonomy initiative as a solution that suits all parties to this conflict.

Mr. Naciri deplored the fact that the climate of democracy and openness in Morocco "is used inappropriately to serve a foreign agenda"

The spokesman for the Association of Sahrawi tribes in Europe, and member of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS), Mr. Lahcen Mahraoui, strongly condemned the visit of some people to the Lahmada camps in Tindouf.

The situation of populations retained in the Polisario camps in Tindouf has brought about many interventions during the debates in the 4th commission of the UN General Assembly. These interventions varied between those which demand the opening of inquiry on the plight of human rights and Polisario's actions in this regard, those which demand the liberation of the people, and those that require the application of UNHCR's statutory obligations for the benefit of the sequestered in Tindouf.

The process of electing third of members of the House of Councilors (Senate) on Friday, 2nd October 2009 in the Sahara witnessed extensive participation by the electorate of the local communities and professional rooms, like the turnout recorded at the national level in all points of the Kingdom, where participation rate exceeded 93% for local communities, and 97% for the bodies of professional chambers