Visiting Director of the Diplomatic and Strategic Studies Center of Dakar (CEDS), Babacar Diallo, on Tuesday, stressed that Morocco's initiative to negotiate an autonomy status in the Sahara offers "an extraordinary framework" for settling the 32-year-old conflict, between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists.

German politician and Member of the European Parliament, Erika Mann, deplored that the Polisario separatists continue to act deceitfully vis-à-vis the positive momentum that was created by the Moroccan initiative to negotiate an autonomy status in the Sahara.

Corcas Secretary-General, Dr. Maouelainin Ben Khalihanna Maouelainin was invited for the Friday edition of the " le Rendez-vous politique " programme at Radio "Aswat" jointly organized with Al Ahdath Al Maghribia newspaper.

Interview with Mr. Maouelainin Ben Khalihanna Maouelainin, Secretary General of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs, in the political broadcasting of Aswat Radio “Al mawïïd Assiassi”.The broadcasting is prepared and presented by : Nouzha Lamghari.

The President of the autonomous government of Catalonia, Mr. Jose Montilla said that the Moroccan proposal to grant the Sahara a large autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty is a "substantial step forward" towards resolving the conflict.