The autonomy initiative, presented by Morocco, so as to reach a final settlement for the Sahara issue, has created a new dynamic in the whole Maghreb region, has stated Prof. Abdelhamid El Ouali, on Wednesday evening « It’s a serious project having benefited from the support of big world powers”, has said Prof. El Ouali, who was the guest of the “Question marks”  program broadcasted by ANB TV Channel (based in London).The researcher, who has recently presented in London, his new work in English “Autonomy in the Sahara. Prelude to the Maghreb of the regions”,

The Polisario could never create an independent State in the Sahara and has no other choice but to adhere to the autonomy project for the southern provinces of Morocco, has stated the Lebanese writer and political scientist, Khair allah Khair Allah.  In an article published Monday by the Lebanese newspaper « Al Moustakbal”, Khair Allah has confirmed that ” Algeria has no interest in closing its borders with Morocco, and particularly in supporting the Polisario which could never create an independent State in the Sahara,

Portugal has reaffirmed « the importance of serious and credible efforts aiming at promoting a political solution” of the Sahara issue, welcoming in this regard the Moroccan initiative relating to autonomy.  Such “a solution requires from the parties to be realistic and compromising, and work within an atmosphere favorable to dialogue in order to determinedly start deep negotiations”, as stated in a joint press release distributed, Saturday, in Lisbon, at the end of the 10th session of the high-level Moroccan-Portuguese Meeting .

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mr. Taieb Fassi Fihri has presented, Friday evening, to the Committee in charge of Foreign Affairs, National Defense and Islamic Affairs, at the Chamber of Representatives, upon the request of parliamentary groups, a presentation about many issues, at the top of them the recent developments relating to the Moroccan Sahara issue and the Union project for the Mediterranean.

The Algerian journalist writer, Mr. Anwar Malek has estimated that the  creation of "a new entity in the Maghreb region would expose it to the emergence of countless other entities", adding that the Sahara issue "is a first step towards the erosion of the Maghreb region known for unity and cohesion between its peoples, who were behind liberation from the yoke of the occupants. "