Former French Foreign Minister, Hubert Védrine, highlighted the "important" statement made, last April before the Security Council, by the former UN envoy for the Sahara Peter Van Walsum, which deemed that "the independence of the Western Sahara is not a realistic option."

The initiative of autonomy proposed by Morocco is "the only solution to the Sahara conflict that undermines Maghreb integration," said the President of the Center for strategic studies (OEG), Mr. Charles Saint-Prot.

Several Members of the French parliament voiced their support for Morocco's proposal to grant autonomy to its southern provinces, the Sahara, part of the continuous support expressed to the Moroccan plan in France and on the international scene.

The republic of Malawai announced, on Tuesday, that it has decided to withdraw its recognition of the so-called "Sahraoui Arab Democratic Republic" (SADR) and to sever all relations with it.

 The "Association la Tribune Sahraouie de Défense des Droits de l'Homme" (ATSDDH) urged, here Monday, the Human Rights Council (HRC) to shed light on the fate and the whereabouts of the people reported missing in the Tindouf-based "Polisario" camps, Southwestern Algeria.