Prominent Moroccan and foreign academics and geopoliticians confirmed on Tuesday in Kenitra, that the artificial dispute over the Moroccan Sahara is considered a remnant of colonialism.

The 19th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) reaffirmed, at the end of its proceedings Saturday in Kampala, its support for the UN political process concerning the regional dispute over the Moroccan Sahara, with a view to reaching a "mutually acceptable political solution."

His Majesty King Mohammed VI, may God assist Him, addressed a message to participants at the Symposium commemorating the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the 1st elected Parliament in Morocco, which kicked off on Wednesday in Rabat.

Morocco highly appreciates the "constructive" position of the Republic of Bulgaria regarding the Moroccan Sahara issue, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Nasser Bourita, said on Wednesday.

The presentation of the Independence Manifesto marked a decisive turning point in the process of the national struggle waged by the Moroccan people for freedom, independence, the territorial integrity of the Kingdom and the defence of national constants, Mustapha El Ktiri, the High Commissioner for Former Resistance Fighters and Former Members of the Liberation Army, said on Thursday in Rabat.