Visiting French Prime minister François Fillon reiterated, here Thursday, France's support to the Moroccan proposal to grant substantial autonomy to its southern provinces -the Sahara.

Morocco shares the view of the United Nations Secretary General,Ban Ki-moon, that only realism, and the spirit of compromise can allow negotiations to solve the 32-year old dispute over the Sahara to succeed, said a communiqué of Morocco's Permanent Mission to the United Nations, issued on Wednesday in New York.

Thaw in Moroccan-Algerian relations hinges on overcoming the political blockades and the psychological obstacles of the Algerian leaders, said, here Tuesday, Moroccan Foreign minister, Taieb Fassi Fihri.

The Moroccan proposal to grant large autonomy to the southern provinces of "is serious and credible," said Friday in Rabat, the President of the Malian President, Mr. Diocounda Traoré.

Mr. Jose Obdulio Gaviria Velez, top adviser to the Columbian head of state, who met on Tuesday with Mr. Khalihenna OULD ERRACHID, Corcas cahirman in Rabat, has described as a "serious and credible" the Moroccan proposal to grant autonomy to the Kingdom’s southern provinces.