The increased international recognition of the Moroccan Sahara regionally and internationally and the expansion of cooperation in the region are only a matter of time, said Azerbaijani political analyst Anastasia Lavrina.

An Ivorian Consulate General will soon be opened in Laayoune, announced on Wednesday spokesman of Cote d'Ivoire's government, Sidi Tiémoko Touré.

Morocco and the European Union (EU) reiterated, on Wednesday in Brussels, their support for the United Nations political process aimed at achieving a just, realistic, pragmatic, lasting and mutually acceptable political solution to the Sahara issue, based on compromise in accordance with United Nations Security Council resolutions, in particular resolution 2494 of 30 October 2019.

Portuguese Foreign Minister, Augusto Santos Silva, welcomed, Wednesday in Rabat, the Moroccan autonomy initiative, saying that the Moroccan plan is a "very serious and credible" initiative for the settlement of the Sahara issue.

President of the Chilean Senate, Jaime Quintana, who is leading a large delegation on a working visit to the city of Laayoune, praised on Tuesday the autonomy initiative of the southern provinces of the Kingdom.