President of Equatorial Guinea, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, said, here Thursday, that Morocco's proposal to grant autonomy to its southern provinces (The Sahara), is the "best solution" to settle the Sahara issue.

UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, reiterated his call upon the parties to negotiate in good faith, without any preconditions, and to show political will to enter into substantive discussions on the Sahara and ensure the success of the negotiations on the basis of the four rounds of talks and the latest consultations held in the region by his Personal Envoy, Christopher Ross.

The Washington-based Arab Community Center (ACC), awarded the world peace prize 2009 to King Mohammed VI, ACC Chairman, Oussama El Sharabassi, said.

The Speaker of the House of Representatives of Colombia, Mr. German Varon Cotrino, described, Thursday in Rabat, the autonomy plan for the Sahara as "most viable".

A delegation of the Royal Advisory Council for Saharan Affairs (CORCAS) began on Monday a working visit to Austria to present the autonomy project for the Southern Provinces to the officials of this country.