The international human rights watchdog, Human Rights Watch (HRW), voiced concern over the situation in the Tindouf camps (south-western Algeria), an area that organization described as "isolated".

The Sahara is an "integral part" of Morocco and Guinea will always side with Morocco, according to the Guinean President, Captain Moussa Dadis Camara. Who said in a recent press conference taken place in Conakry, during the Oscar award of the African managers:   "The Sahara is indeed an integral part of Morocco"

Autonomy proposal under Moroccan sovereignty is in line with international standards, notably those implemented in Western democracies, Director of "North-South" Magazine, Ali Bahaijoub, said at a meeting on the Sahara issue, held in Oxford.

The informal talks on the Sahara, which ended on Tuesday evening, were marked by an "atmosphere of engagement, frankness and mutual respect," said Personal Envoy of the UN Secretary-General for the Sahara, Christopher Ross.

France on Monday expressed its support to the approach of the new UNSG Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Christopher Ross, which consists of bringing together the parties to the Sahara issue for informal talks in Austria.