Morocco will take part in the fourth round of negotiations in Manhasset, New York "with the same state of mind, and with the will to clarify and explain" the efforts exerted by Morocco through its autonomy initiative, Morocco's Foreign Minister, Taieb Fassi Fihri said here on Wednesday.   "The Security Council resolutions are clear, and the efforts of Morocco were hailed as pertinent and serious," the Minister told the press at the end of the 3rd round of negotiations on the Sahara held between Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists, in the presence of neighboring Algeria and Mauritania. 

Morocco and the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists have agreed to meet on March 11 through 13 in Manhasset, New York, for a fourth round of talks on the Sahara, UN Secretary General's Personal Envoy, Peter Van Walsum announced on Wednesday.In a press release issued at the end of the two-day third round of negotiations that have ended a few hours ago in the Greentree Estate, New York, Mr. Van Walsum expressed his intention to "visit the region shortly for in-depth consultations," noting that the parties have welcomed the decision.

The Chairman of the Royal Council for Sahara Affairs (CORCAS), Khalihenna Ould Errachid said, here Wednesday, that the Algerian-backed Polisario separatists have only two choices: to accept Morocco's autonomy proposal for the Sahara, or to stay in the Tindouf camps, southwestern Algeria.

The third round of the UN-led talks on the Sahara issue kicked off on Tuesday morning in Manhasset, outskirts of New York city under the auspices of the united Nations and the participation of delegations of Morocco, Polisario , Algeria, and Mauritania.This third round is taking place in a two-day closed-door meting in the presence of the UN envoy and facilitator Peter Van Walsum. The Moroccan delegation takes part in these talks with the aim to achieving a final political to the Sahara dispute based on the Moroccan  initiative for negotiating an autonomy statute for the Sahara region

The United Nations Secretary General's Personal Envoy, Peter Van Walsum, reiterated, here Tuesday, the UN's call on the parties to show political will and good faith in the third round of negotiations that kicked off this Tuesday morning.The UN chief's spokesperson, Michele Montas, said that Mr. Walsum reiterated, in his speech at the opening of the two-day talks, the call made by the UN Security Council - in its Resolution 1783 - to the parties to show political will and work in an atmosphere propitious for dialogue to ensure success of negotiations.