Morocco and Brazil have stressed Wednesday that the Sahara issue requires parties to "continue to exercise political will, realism and a spirit of compromise" and carry out "resolutely more substantive negotiations" for the settlement of this issue.

The ambassador of the United States in Algiers, Robert S. Ford, reiterated, Monday, his country's position in favour of Morocco's autonomy proposal for the Sahara, stressing that "self-determination does not necessarily mean independence."

Morocco's ambassador to the European Communities, Menouar Alem, on Friday, drew the attention of the European Commission's Humanitarian Aid Office (ECHO) on the use and the real destination of the Community aid destined to the Sahrawi population held against its will in Tindouf, Southwest Algeria.

United States President, Georges W. Bush, has confirmed that Morocco's initiative to grant substantial autonomy to its Southern Provinces -the Sahara- under the kingdom's sovereignty, is the only solution to the 32-year old dispute over the former Spanish colony, and insisted that an independent State, as claimed by the Algerian-backed separatist movement "Polisario", is not a realistic option.

 The Republic of Kenya continues to support the UN Security Council's stance regarding the Sahara issue, affirmed, here Wednesday, visiting Kenyan Vice Prime Minister and Trade Minister, Uhuru Kenyatta.