The ninth round of informal talks on Western Sahara, under the UN aegis, will take place on March 11, 12 and 13 in Manhasset, New York outskirts.

A delegation of Spanish businessmen is currently undertaking a working visit to Dakhla to explore business opportunities, meet actors of the economy and authorities in the region.

The Interministerial Delegation for Human Rights organized on 11 February, in cooperation with the National Human Rights Council (CNDH), a study day in Laayoune.

The chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs Mr. Khalihenna Ould Errachid, received on Tuesday at the headquarters of Corcas in Rabat, a delegation of prominent researchers from the Italian Institute of Political Studies, which is paying a visit to Morocco particularly in the southern provinces.

The next informal talks on Western Sahara will be held in early February in Manhasset (United States), said the UN on Tuesday.