Speaking at a press briefing following the weekly cabinet meeting, Communications Minister and government spokesman, Khalid Naciri, said that Morocco, which has followed with sympathy the change of the Libyan society and its political system, is ready to provide, at the request of the new authorities in Tripoli, "all possible support".

    "Unquestionably, the Maghreb region, which is witnessing a process of geopolitical dimension, is changing from top to bottom" after the downfall of Colonel Gaddafi's regime, he added.     

    For him, "it is clear that some countries of the North Mediterranean region, including France, which were in the front line to support the process of change in Libya, will find themselves in a new geopolitical position."

   Regarding the Sahara issue, “we can expect major changes,” the Minister added, noting that “even before the downfall of the Libyan regime, early warning signs of the beginning of a geostrategic change appeared in the region, notably how the public opinion and the international community perceived Morocco’s specific role.”  

    In this sense, he highlighted the support enjoyed by the autonomy plan, which was presented by Morocco, as the most serious approach to solve the Sahara issue.

    This fact “is consolidated today by the downfall of one of the main sponsors of the creation of the polisario,” Naciri said.