The Moroccan King said on Friday his country is willing to herald a new phase of relations with Spain, after months of tensions between the two countries over the Sahara issue.
He said he is optimistic over Morocco’s upcoming cooperation with the Pedro Sanchez Spanish government to overcome “the unprecedented crisis, which shook mutual trust and raised many questions as to their future.”
“In addition to the traditional immutable values on which these relations are based, we are keen, today, to strengthen them, bearing in mind the need for a common understanding of the two nations’ interests,” he said on the 68th anniversary of the Revolution of the King and the People.
The King said he personally and directly followed the progress of the dialogue and discussions between the two countries, adding that “our goal was not merely to overcome this crisis, but to turn the situation into an opportunity to reconsider the foundations and determinants of these relations.”
The rift between the two countries over the reception of Polisario leader Brahim Ghali in Spain for medical care. Against mounting allegations of war crimes against him, a Spanish court ruled he should not be detained while the investigation continued.
Spain said it had alerted Morocco over the decision to allow Ghali to leave its territory but the Moroccan Foreign Ministry said the row is no longer limited to Spain hosting Ghali but extended to disrespect over the Sahara issue.
In the same speech, the King said that Morocco would not accept “that its best interests be trampled on.”
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