At the end of the Security Council's closed consultations on Wednesday afternoon on the Moroccan Sahara issue, Britain’s deputy U.N. ambassador, Jonathan Allen, whose country chairs the Council for this month, made a brief statement to press correspondents on the discussions between the Personal Envoy of the Secretary General, Horst Köhler, and members of the Security Council.

The Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary General for the Moroccan Sahara, Horst Köhler, briefed on Wednesday the UN Security Council.

A Chilean delegation composed of representatives of civil society and political actors welcomed on Friday in Laayoune progress made in socio-economic terms in the southern provinces of the Kingdom in recent years.

The Moroccan people commemorate the 19th anniversary of the accession of HM King Mohammed VI to the Throne on Monday, July 30, 2018.