The withdrawal by Morocco of its confidence in the UN personal envoy, Christopher Ross, is "a sovereign decision," said the London-based electronic newspaper Elaph.

Ban Ki-moon had the same reaction when Algeria and Polisario criticized former UN envoy Van Walsum

 The UN Envoy, Christopher Ross went beyond the scope of his mission, accusing Morocco to spy on MINURSO "the (UN) Secretary General perfectly understands that the negotiation process cannot continue under the auspices of Christopher Ross since Morocco is no longer willing to deal with him", said, Samir Bennis, UN political Adviser and expert on the Sahara issue, in an interview published by the Hespress website.

" Sultans of Morocco allowed Sahrawi tribes to have high degree of autonomy"

The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Morocco in Australia, Mr. Mohamed Maouelainin, gave an important conference, last March, at the University of Sidney, on the theme "negotiation as a means of conflict resolution" being "the heart of any successful diplomacy."

"If Algeria so wishes, the Sahara issue could be resolved within days or weeks," head of the Moroccan government, Abdelilah Benkirane, said in an interview with the Spanish daily "El Pais", published on Monday.

France reiterated on Friday its support for the Moroccan autonomy plan, after Morocco’s decision to withdraw its confidence in the UNSG personal envoy for the Sahara Christopher Ross, calling for a “swift settlement of the dispute”.