The official, who was speaking at a press briefing after talks in London with the Minister Delegate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Youssef Amrani, noted that the rapprochement between Morocco and Algeria "can make a difference" to settle the Sahara issue.

 Youssef Amrani and Alistair Burt at their meeting in London

  "We welcome the commitment expressed by Morocco and Algeria to work together," he said.

 Burt, who reiterated the readiness of his country to continue supporting the efforts of the personal envoy of UN Secretary General, Christopher Ross, to achieve a solution to the Sahara issue, described as "constructive proposals", in reference to autonomy presented by Morocco to find a definitive solution to this issue.

 Moreover, Burt welcomed positive developments of the human rights situation in Morocco.

Conference on autonomy in Paris

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