Thaw in Moroccan-Algerian relations hinges on overcoming the political blockades and the psychological obstacles of the Algerian leaders, said, here Tuesday, Moroccan Foreign minister, Taieb Fassi Fihri.

The Moroccan proposal to grant large autonomy to the southern provinces of "is serious and credible," said Friday in Rabat, the President of the Malian President, Mr. Diocounda Traoré.

The President of the autonomous government of Catalonia, Mr. Jose Montilla said, Wednesday in Rabat, that the settlement of the Sahara issue will be "advantageous" for all the region’s countries.

Morocco on Wednesday called upon Algeria and the separatist movement "Polisario" to "obviate a fruitless and unproductive controversy" to create the most favorable conditions for the success of the negotiations on the Sahara.
 

Mr. Jose Obdulio Gaviria Velez, top adviser to the Columbian head of state, who met on Tuesday with Mr. Khalihenna OULD ERRACHID, Corcas cahirman in Rabat, has described as a "serious and credible" the Moroccan proposal to grant autonomy to the Kingdom’s southern provinces.