Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on February 2 that Spain and Morocco had agreed to put aside their differences and restore relationship which is tense due to territorial disputes and migration.
Speaking at the summit in Rabat (Morocco), Mr. Sanchez said: “We agreed to commit to respect each other, to avoid anything that hurts the other side, especially regarding sovereignty.”
At the conference, the two sides signed 20 agreements to increase trade and investment, including lines of credit up to 800 million euros ($873 million).
Between the two countries, a series of diplomatic crises occurred involving the lands of the two countries Spain in Africa, rebel forces in the Western Sahara and the arrival of thousands of illegal immigrants in Spain each year through Morocco.
[Tây Ban Nha tiếp tục đóng cửa biên giới trên bộ với Maroc thêm 15 ngày]
Morocco do not admit sovereignty Spain for the territories of Ceuta and Melilla but last year the two countries agreed to open the first customs control points between the two sides.
Madrid’s assessment of this move shows that Rabat recognizes these as overseas territories of Spain. Morocco has not confirmed this but has made no public statements to indicate a change in its long-held position that the territories are part of Morocco.
Prime Minister Sanchez restored close ties with Rabat in March 2022 after reversing Spain’s four-decade colonial policy towards Western Sahara, supporting Morocco’s proposal to create into an autonomous region.
In Rabat on February 2, Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch expressed satisfaction about Spain’s support for Morocco’s autonomous region plan, saying that this is the most feasible solution to settle the dispute. in Western Sahara.
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