Spain deems results of new roadmap with Morocco “positive”
The Spanish government expressed, Monday, its satisfaction with the “positive results” of the new roadmap drawn with Morocco, during the visit the President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, paid to the North African Kingdom last April at the invitation of King Mohammed VI.
“We can congratulate ourselves because this new step is very positive,” said the spokeswoman for the Spanish government, Isabel Rodriguez who was guest of a program on Spanish TVE.
“We have already seen in recent weeks the positive results” of this new roadmap established by the two countries and which has allowed to advance on several bilateral issues of common interest, Isabel Rodriguez said.
The spokeswoman for the Spanish executive expressed the willingness of her country to move forward in strengthening relations with Morocco and consolidating a mutually beneficial partnership.
“We continue to move forward on this roadmap established with Morocco to improve this relationship of neighborhood, and especially to move forward in important issues for our country such as immigration, economy and security,” she stressed.
To achieve this goal, Rodriguez noted that several Spanish ministerial departments are working on “decisive agreements” that relate to relations with Morocco.
Several other Spanish officials had voiced their country’s satisfaction with the pace of implementation of the roadmap drawn with Morocco.
These include Foreign Minister José Manuel Barroso who had pointed out early May that the implementation of the roadmap was advancing at a steady pace and in full normality.
Actually, sea and air links between the two countries have been completely restored and the “Marhaba” operation welcoming Moroccan expatriates returning home from Europe for the summer holidays officially kicked off Sunday.
The reinforcement of migratory cooperation also yielded tangible results, mainly on the Atlantic coast, where arrivals of illegal migrants to the Canary Islands have decreased by 45%, by mid May.
