“We are keen to turn the Moroccan Sahara into a hub for trade and human interaction between Africa and Europe,” King Mohammed VI said in a message to the participants in the 1st African Congress on maintenance, preservation of road assets and technical innovation, which kicked off on Wednesday in Rabat.

Morocco takes note of the resolution adopted Friday by the UN Security Council on the Sahara issue, which constitutes a "severe setback for all the maneuvers of the UN Secretariat General", the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation said Friday.

The chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs, Khalihenna OuldErrachid, received Thursday, April 28, 2016, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of El Salvador, Hugo Martinez, who is on a working visit to Morocco from April 27-29, 2016.

The Czech Republic "supports the territorial integrity of the Kingdom and respects UN Security Council resolutions" about the issue, said Monday in Rabat, vice speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies , Vojtech Filip.

Morocco has taken note of the report of the UN Secretary General to the Security Council on the Sahara, the kingdom's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Omar Hilale, said.