The United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, received, Thursday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, his Special Envoy for the Sahara, Christopher Ross.

Spanish Foreign Minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos, said on Tuesday that Morocco has "put on the table" (of negotiations) an autonomy plan that the parties are called to negotiate to achieve a lasting and mutually acceptable solution to the Sahara issue that guarantees the rights of all parties.

A group of seven fish freezing companies, based in the town of Dakhla, has obtained ISO 9001 version 2000 and ISO 22000 version 2005 certification, said a  communiqué of the National Agency for the promotion of small and medium-sized Companies ( ANPME). 

The operation of family exchange visits led by the High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) between the camps of Tindouf, southern Algeria and southern provinces of the Kingdom, continued Friday with the organization of 5th trip for the year 2009, to and from the province of Laayoune.

Morocco said on Thursday it will receive the new personal envoy of the United Nations Secretary General to the Sahara, Christopher Ross, with the required interest and openness, but within the framework of the national constants.