The United States has shown "unequivocal support" for the UN Secretary-General's Personal Envoy for the Sahara, Peter van Walsum, deeming "impartial" and "realistic" his efforts to settle the Sahara issue, said a U.S. diplomatic source quoted Tuesday by the Moroccan daily "Aujourd'hui le Maroc".

Sierra Leone's Foreign Minister, Zaïnab Bangura, reaffirmed, here Monday, her country's support for Morocco's proposal to grant substantial autonomy to the Sahara region.

Saharan tribal elders confirmed permanent mobilization behind His Majesty King Mohammed VI and continuing endeavour for the preservation of the Kingdom’s territorial unity and the defence of national shrines.

King Mohammed VI reaffirmed, on Wednesday,Morocco's commitment to pursue its "extended hand" policy in order to achieve full reconciliation between the parties concerned by the Sahara dispute.

A group of Mauritanian journalists announced the creation in Nouakchott of a platform called "initiative of Mauritanian journalists to support the Moroccan initiative of autonomy".