The Republic of Paraguay materialized, on Wednesday, its recognition of Morocco’s sovereignty over the Sahara through the announcement of the opening of a Consulate General.

The Chairman of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS), Khalihenna Ould Errachid, met on Monday with a delegation from the Italian parliamentary intergroup “Support for the Autonomy Initiative in the Sahara”, which was on a working visit to Morocco.

The latest report by UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Western Sahara reiterated his warning about the alarming human rights situation in the Tindouf camps in Algeria.

Belgium expressed its support on Thursday for the autonomy Initiative presented by Morocco in 2007, placing the Sahara region "within the framework of the Kingdom’s sovereignty and national unity," stressing that it will act "as of now on diplomatic and economic plans in line with this position."

Cambodia expressed, on Tuesday, its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan and the Kingdom’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.