Sanchez asked once again to appear before Parliament over Sahara stance shift

Sanchez asked once again to appear before Parliament over Sahara stance shift
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Friday 24 February 2023 - 17:45

The Head of the Spanish government is required to appear before the House of Representatives in upcoming coming days, to explain his support for the Moroccan autonomy plan in the Sahara again.

Pedro Sanchez’s appearance is an initiative of the Popular Party group, which has had the support of far-left coalition Unidas-Podemos, a member of the government majority in power since January 2020.

The Catalan and Basque independents also approved the request, and so has Vox.

The PP justified its demand by the “absolute opacity” that marks the government’s foreign policy, and its decision to shift stances on the Sahara issue.

The largest opposition group in the lower house demanded that Pedro Sanchez inform the deputies about the commitments made by his cabinet during the last High Level Meeting with Morocco, held on February 1 and 2 in Rabat, on the Sahara and the opening of customs in Ceuta and Melilla.

José Manuel Albares appeared on Tuesday before the Foreign Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives, to answer questions from deputies on relations with Morocco.

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