Spanish FM ‘unsatisfied’ with relations with Morocco, aims for ‘new 21st century relationship’

Spanish FM ‘unsatisfied’ with relations with Morocco, aims for ‘new 21st century relationship’
AFP
Thursday 13 January 2022 - 16:42

The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jose Manuel Albares, assured, this Tuesday, January 11, that Spain and Morocco “are trying to build a 21st-century relationship.”

During a press conference with his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mehmud Qureshi, Albares indicated that Spain’s cooperation with Morocco in the face of irregular immigration is unsatisfactory, nor are the contacts between Albares and his Moroccan counterpart., reports Europa Press.

In response to a question regarding Morocco and Germany re-establishing relations, Albares assured that contacts between Rabat and Madrid are “fluid” and that he and Moroccan FM Nasser Bourita are “driven by the spirit of moving forward in building a dense, rich and multidimensional bilateral cooperation.”

The minister also referred to the collaboration between the two countries, in the face of irregular immigration to “avoid jumps and entries in Ceuta and Melilla.”

He stated that he is “not satisfied,” adding that “we must go further.”

The head of Spanish diplomacy took the opportunity to reiterate Spain’s support for the efforts of the new UN special envoy for Western Sahara, Staffan De Mistura, who landed in Rabat this Wednesday, for his first tour of the region.

Regarding the conflict, “which has been going on for too long,” he reiterated that Spain supports a “political, just and mutually acceptable solution” for the parties, under the auspices of the United Nations.

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