The Spanish newspaper El País published today, Wednesday, the full text of the letter sent by Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, to King Mohammed VI, which expressed support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan.
“I have the honor to address Your Majesty to convey to you some important ideas for the new relationship between the Kingdoms of Morocco and Spain.” So begins the famous letter dating of March 14, four days prior to the announcement of the Moroccan Royal House that made the letter partially public on March 18.
The Spanish Prime Minister expressed through the letter his willingness “to hold a meeting with His Majesty as soon as possible to renew and deepen the distinguished relations between the two brotherly countries, in a spirit of close consultation and affirm our determination to face together common challenges, including cooperation in the management of migratory flows in the Mediterranean.”
The letter also articulated a willingness to work “always in a spirit of full cooperation and to restore full normality in the movement of persons and goods, for the benefit of our peoples. All these measures will be implemented to ensure the stability and territorial integrity of our two countries.”
In the brief text, a little more than one page and six paragraphs, Sanchez acknowledged the importance of the Sahara issue for Morocco and saluted the “serious and credible efforts” of Rabat to seek a solution within the “United Nations framework.”
As referred to by the Spanish newspaper El País, the president does not point to the right to self-determination or a referendum.
Concerning Ceuta and Melilla, Spanish newspapers also noted that “the letter sent by Pedro Sanchez, Prime Minister of Spain, to King Mohammed VI does not include an explicit reference to the occupied territories of Ceuta and Melilla.”
The letter is limited to expressing Sanchez’s desire that the restoration of relations between Morocco and Spain will guarantee territorial integrity, excluding an explicit reference to the two occupied territories.
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