The French government renews its support to the Moroccan autonomy plan as a solution for the settlement of the Sahara conflict, qualifying it of a remarkable progress and a base of pertinent negotiations. Submitted to the UN Security Council, in April 2007, this plan has constituted a remarkable progress, since “it preserves the right to self-determination, planning to consult the populations of these territories at the end of negotiations, and offers a base for pertinent negotiations to resolve the conflict”, has declared the French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alain Juppé assured that, for his government, “only the political dialogue may contribute to reach a realistic, fair, sustainable and mutually political solution” for the Sahara issue.
As a permanent member of the Security Council, has assured Alain Juppé, France would continue « supporting the efforts of informal negotiations », under the UN aegis . France, he deplored, “regrets that the conflict resolution prospects are not, for the time being, put into effects”, despite of four sessions of direct negotiations and eight other informal negotiation rounds, from June 2007 to July 2011, in Manhasset (near New York).

Before the holding of the 9th round planned for the month of February, Paris reiterates also its support to the action of the personal envoy of the UN Secretary General, for the Western Sahara, Christopher Ross who supervises these discussions.
Concerning the situation in Tindouf refugees camps in Algeria, Juppé states that it is “a source of concern for France” which asks for the census  of these populations as stipulated by the Security Council and the improvement of  human rights conditions.