Spanish President Pedro Sanchez will arrive in Rabat next Thursday, in response to an invitation from King Mohammed VI five days ago, according to a statement from the Moroccan Royal court.
The visit will serve to inaugurate a new phase between Morocco and Spain, following a year of diplomatic tensions.
The program of the visit, according to Spanish sources, includes a meeting with King Mohammed VI around an Iftar table, where the Spanish Prime Minister will be accompanied by Foreign Minister, Juan Manuel Albares.
Last week, King Mohammed VI invited Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to pay a visit to Morocco on a telephone call, prompting the Spanish FM to delay his trip and accompany the president.
The meeting coincides with the appointment that the president had arranged with the new president of the Popular Party, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, as the Spanish delegation could leave at noon for Rabat.
The “new stage” of relations between the two countries came after Spain recognized the Moroccan autonomy plan for Western Sahara as the “most serious, realistic and credible” solution to the conflict in Western Sahara.
With this meeting, parties are hoping that the maritime connections between the two countries will be resumed and that Operation Crossing the Strait (OPE), which has been passing through France and Italy avoiding Spain for two summers, will be organized.
Another fundamental issue is to set a date for the High-Level Meeting (RAN), which has been delayed since December 2020, and has not been held since 2015.
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