Morocco and Spain reached an agreement, allowing hundreds of Moroccan minors who crossed into the Ceuta enclave in May to return back home.
Spanish media reported the agreement signals an improvement in ties between the two countries since the row reached its height in May, when Polisario Front leader Brahim Ghali was treated for COVID-19 in a Spanish hospital, and Morocco pulled back its ambassador from Madrid.
Ceuta authorities began transporting small groups of the minors using vans from a sports complex converted into a makeshift reception centre, La Ser radio cited sources in Ceuta saying.
In early June, King Mohammed VI ordered the government to facilitate the re-entry of all unaccompanied Moroccan children in the European Union irregularly.
Most of the 8,000 migrants who crossed into Ceuta in May were returned to Morocco, but some 700 unaccompanied minors remained in the enclave.
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