European figures praised Spain’s abrupt recognition of Morocco’s autonomy plan on Friday, opening a new chapter in Spanish Moroccan relations after a months-long diplomatic spat.
Former French Prime Minister Manuel Valls affirmed that “the government of Pedro Sanchez made a sudden, welcome and strategic transformation by considering the Rabat initiative for autonomy in the Sahara as the most serious, realistic and credible basis.”
He also indicated, in a tweet that “it was urgent to rebuild a constructive relationship with Morocco.”
European Parliament member Dominic Rickett of the European Group “Renew Europe” praised Spain’s recognition of the Autonomy Plan “as the most serious and credible solution for the region”, stressing “the already close relations between the European Union and Morocco will grow stronger.”
Bulgarian European MP Ilhan Kyuciuk welcomed “the new Spanish position expressed by the Prime Minister regarding the Moroccan proposal for autonomy as a realistic and credible solution,” expressing his hope that “the European Union will follow the same approach.”
The Italian parliamentarian and vice-president of the “Italy Viva” group, Marco Di Maio, indicated that Spain’s support for the solution proposed by Morocco to the long-standing regional dispute over the Sahara “is in fact a positive action that contributes to improving the atmosphere in the Mediterranean.”
The Italian senator and member of the “Forza Italia” group, Urania Giulia, described the Spanish decision as “good news” the announcement of the Spanish position in support of the autonomy initiative in the Moroccan Sahara, calling on Italy to follow the example of Spain, France, Germany, the United States and other European Union countries.
Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs José Manuel Albares said Friday in a press conference that “the stability and prosperity of Spain and Morocco are intimately linked.”
“Today we begin a new phase of relations with Morocco and end definitively a crisis with a strategic partner,” noted the head of Spanish diplomacy at a press conference in Barcelona, according to the report of the Moroccan national news agency MAP.
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