Rabat, March 21 -- A few hours ahead of the second UN roundtable discussion on Western Sahara, Moroccan television channel 2M announced that Morocco's Minister of Foreign Affairs Nasser Bourita met with the Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for Western Sahara Horst Kohler.

Kohler also met with the other delegations representing Algeria, Mauritania, and Polisario.

Algeria's newly appointed foreign minister Lamamra Ramtane will represent Algeria in the meeting. Ramtane took his post amid nationwide protests in Algeria against President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's government.

Thursday, March 21 marks the first day of the second roundtable's working sessions. The working session of the second roundtable will begin at about 2 p.m. in Le...