The reprehensible words and actions by Ban Ki-moon, during his last visit to the region, are not in line with "the time when UN SG was on the same wavelength as his previous personal envoy, Peter Van Walsum, who concluded that independence is not a realistic option, "said Robert Holley Monday, former US diplomat.

French Secretary of State for European Affairs, Harlem Désir, said Monday that the autonomy plan presented by Morocco “remains the basis for settling the Sahara issue. Things are very clear.”

The autonomy initiative for the Sahara is very important as it grants broad powers to the people of the southern provinces, Secretary General of the United Regions Organization/ Forum of Global Association of Regional Governments and Regions Associations (ORU/ FOGAR), Carlos Llorens Vila, said.

The Burkinabe Minister of State, Minister of Territorial Administration and Internal Security, Simon Compaore, reaffirmed on Thursday in Rabat, his country’s position for Moroccan Sahara, and hoped the success of autonomy plan proposed by Morocco to this "integral part" of its territory.

The United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) has turned down a Polisario separatist, which usurped official status of permanent representative of the puppet entity to UNOG, according to Moroccan diplomatic sources.