The Minister Delegate for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr Youssef Amrani met, Thursday, July 19, 2012 in Rabat, with the French Minister Delegate for Development, Mr. Pascal Canfin, who is paying a working visit to Morocco.

The United Nations Independent Expert and Special Rapporteur in the field of cultural rights, Ms. Farida Shaheed, praised the Corcas experience in the promotion of cultural rights, in her report, Friday, June 22, 2012, before the 20th session of the Human rights Council in Geneva.

The chairwoman of the Foreign Affairs Committee at the House of Representatives of the US Congress, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, criticized "lack of progress" in the process of UN negotiations to settle the Sahara issue and expressed "concerns" over this case.

Chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs Mr. Khalihenna Ould Errachid received Mr. Edward Ngoyai Lowassa, Chairman of the Committee of Foreign Affairs and Defense at the National Assembly of Tanzania, who is paying a working visit to Morocco, heading a large delegation.

Ban Ki-moon calls on Algeria to allow identification of people in the Tindouf camps

 The UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reiterated his call on the parties to enter into substantive discussions on the Sahara based on the previous rounds of talks, and taking into account the latest consultations of his Personal Envoy, Christopher Ross, and called again for a population census in the Tindouf camps, Algeria.