Moroccan Premier Abbas El Fassi and his Tunisian peer Mohamed Ghannouchi expressed their satisfaction with the positive results of the 16th joint committee held on May 6-7 in Tunis.

The advanced status granted to Morocco by the European Union rewards the Kingdom's efforts in the field of human rights and the promotion of democracy, Secretary General of the ruling Istiqlal Party Abbas El Fassi said on Sunday.

Head of the Advisory Committee on regionalization, Omar Azziman, described as a "historic moment" the appointment by HM King Mohammed VI of the members of this Committee.

King Mohammed VI said that "one of my key objectives is to see to it that our recovered southern provinces are among the first to benefit from a sophisticated regionalization system."

Moroccan Foreign Minister Taib Fassi Fihri and Mauritanian peer Naha Bent Hamdi Ould Meknes, reiterated their countries' willingness to further promote bilateral relations at all levels.

Moroccan Foreign minister Taib Fassi Fihri arrived, Monday in Tripoli, to take part in the 29th session of the council of foreign ministers of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU), scheduled Tuesday.

The first EU-Morocco Summit, slated in the first semester of 2010, is of "paramount symbolical and historical value," said Spanish Foreign Minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos.

The fifth Pan-African Local Government Summit (Africities) shows the common will to reinforce African local movement, promote decentralization and broaden the scope of local democratic practice in Africa, regardless of viewpoint differences, Interior minister Chakib Benmoussa said on Sunday.

The Communication Ministry on Monday denied having received any application for the accreditation of a permanent correspondent of the Israeli daily Yediot Aharonot.

Moroccan Foreign Minister, Taib Fassi Fihri, reiterated on Tuesday in Paris, Morocco's commitment to upholding the values of the Francophonie.

Morocco's proposal to grant broad autonomy to its southern provinces, the Sahara, is "a step toward the right direction" to find a solution to the Sahara issue, former president of the Catalan government, Jordi Pujol, said on Wednesday.

Morocco is a "model" country in terms of regional trade integration for southern Mediterranean countries, EU Commissioner for External Relations, European Neighborhood Policy and Trade Benita Ferrero-Waldner said Wednesday in Brussels.