The director of the french Observatory of Geopolitical Studies (OEG), Mr. Charles Saint-Prot, said that the Algerian theories concerning the Sahara "are no longer topical" and that "Algiers obstinacy puts the region in danger." 

The Regional integration of the Maghreb is blocked in large part because of the dispute over the Sahara issue, said Eneko Landaburu, Director General for External Relations of the European Commission.

"Canary-Saharan ", Forum an association of citizens of the Sahara and the Canary Islands, denied on Wednesday allegations of "incidents" and "violations" of human rights in the provinces of southern Morocco . 

Indonesia expresses its "appreciation" about the Moroccan "tenacity" to resolve the Sahara issue "through dialogue and negotiation", said Sunday in Rabat, the Indonesian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Nur Hassan Wirajuda.

Participants at a roundtable in Geneva over the Sahara were unanimous in stressing the relevance of the Moroccan autonomy initiative in the southern provinces, which was, they said, "the best solution" to this ongoing conflict.