Sahara: Morocco supports comprehensive political solution that respects its kingty

Morocco supports a comprehensive political solution to the Sahara issue that preserves its territorial integrity and respects its sovereignty, said on Monday Moroccan communication minister and government spokesman, Nabil Benabdellah.

The official, who was speaking at a press conference in Paris, made it clear that Morocco will never give in an inch of its territory, recalling the kingdom's quest of solutions based on a wide regionalization system.

He further renewed that the government will continue to defend a "comprehensive political settlement" and that any proposal challenging Morocco's territorial integrity and national sovereignty cannot be accepted.

"We have sent envoys to several countries and we are reassured by messages received from several heads of state and of government, such US president George W. Bush, Russian president Vladimir Putin and Spanish premier, Jose Maria Aznar, who have showed a great deal of understanding to Morocco's stance on the issue," he told a group of French journalists and foreign journalists accredited in France.