The decentralized cooperation agreement signed Tuesday between the Moroccan city of Dakhla and French city Creil, constitutes an act of twinning that will open significant opportunities for bilateral cooperation, said the Mayor of Creil, Jean-Claude Villemain. 

The Royal Cabinet received a message of fidelity and loyalty addressed to His Majesty King Mohammed VI by the sheikhs, politicians, notables and representatives of civil society in the region of Laayoune-Boujdour-Sakia Al Hamra at meetings held last Friday by the Interior Minister with representatives of associations of the region.

British spokesman for the Middle East and North Africa, Martin Day, said on Tuesday that his country supports a political and lasting solution to the Sahara issue.

Morocco's ambassador in Spain, Omar Azziman said that those in Spain who support the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists sink them into a situation of rigidity, thus preventing any progress towards solving the Sahara dispute.

The EU concerned about impact of Sahara issue on regional security, Swedish Ambassador United Nations - The European Union (EU) is concerned about the impact of the Sahara issue on regional security and cooperation, Swedish Ambassador to the UN, Anders Liden, said on Wednesday.