King Mohammed chairs royal follow-up committee on Sahara

King Mohammed VI chaired Monday the first meeting of the Royal Commission in Charge of Saharan Affairs Follow-up and issued instructions to earmark special funds to create jobs for the unemployed in the southern provinces.

A release of the official spokesman of the royal palace said transportation and travel problems facing alumni from southern provinces, especially in peak times, will be settled.The king asked for more drive to the Royal Consultative Council for Saharan Affairs through fair and transparent elections of members who in turn will be represented in the Royal Follow-up Commission. A committe will be set up to look into legislation and provisions ruling elections of the Council, chaired from now on by Premier Abderrahmane Youssoufi.

Another technical committee was entrusted with housing problems in southern provinces.

The Royal Follow-Up Commission was set up last September 23 to deal with southern provinces issues. It is made up of citizens from the area, representatives of populations and civil and military personalities.