Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska promised today in Prague that Spain will insist on bolstering ties with Morocco “as a strategic partner” of the European Union (EU) in matters of security and migration.
Before meeting with his community counterparts in an informal Interior Council, the first ministerial-level gathering under the rotating Czech presidency of the EU, Grande-Marlaska stated that “progress is being made” in that relationship with Morocco, Spainish EFE reported.
Spain believes that there will be agreement on the migration pact when it takes control of the community club in the second half of 2023.
The Spanish minister emphasized his agents used “proportional” means in this context and in reference to the June 24 tragedy in the Chinatown of Nador (Morocco), where 23 immigrants died attempting to cross the Melilla fence.
“We evaluate our actions at all times and I say again, all the means used in migratory matters are proportional, adequate means and in parameters of legality and respect for human rights,” he stressed.
He stated that the goal is to face a “legal, safe, and orderly” migration.
He emphasized that the relationship between the EU and Morocco is “of real coordination and efficiency, serious and of mutual trust,” with advancements in the fight against terrorism and organized crime.
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