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."

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 United States of America affirmed its stance on the Sahara remains unchanged, making it clear that some form of mutually-accepted autonomy is the only realistic solution for this issue.

The United Nations Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon, made it clear on Thursday, that his former personal envoy to the Sahara, Peter Van Walsum, asked to quit his post.