Historical breakthrough and major diplomatic triumph achieved by Morocco in 2020, under the leadership of HM King Mohammed VI, on the path to the consecration of the Kingdom's territorial integrity and its legitimate sovereignty over its Sahara.

The European Union must be pragmatic in its Southern Neighborhood – starting from the Sahara and placing security and counter-terrorism at the center of its thinking for the region, said former Defense Minister of Italy, Mario Mauro.

The recognition by the United States of Morocco's sovereignty over its Sahara is an unprecedented diplomatic achievement, said Monday in Rabat, head of government Saad Dine El Otmani.

US secretary of state Mike Pompeo announced the beginning of the process to open a US consulate in Dakhla, with the immediate inauguration of a virtual presence post.

The presidents of the regions of the southern provinces welcome the US decision to recognize the full and complete sovereignty of Morocco over the whole of its Sahara, said Wednesday the president of the Laâyoune-Sakia El Hamra region, Sidi Hamdi Ould Errachid.