Morocco-Spain upcoming high-level meeting to deepen vast bilateral ties, King Felipe VI says

King Felipe VI of Spain stressed on Wednesday that the upcoming high-level meeting between Morocco and Spain will be an opportunity to deepen “the vast bilateral relations.”

“This meeting, which has not taken place since 2015, will allow us to deepen the vast bilateral relations, to work together on a more solid basis,” the Spanish sovereign said in an address at a function in honor of the diplomatic corps accredited in Spain.

Morocco and Spain have entered a “new phase” in their bilateral relations, said King Felipe VI, noting that the high-level meeting is part of the roadmap agreed upon last April during the visit of head of the Spanish Government Pedro Sánchez to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed VI.

“The natural neighborhood of Spain and the very close ties that unite us in various fields should not be overlooked,” said the Spanish monarch in front of the ambassadors accredited in Spain, including Morocco’s Karima Benyaich.

On the basis of their new roadmap, Morocco and Spain are committed, among other things, to address issues of common interest in a spirit of trust and consultation, while reactivating the working groups created between the two countries to revive multi-sectoral cooperation.

Relations between Morocco and Spain improved significantly after Madrid acknowledged the autonomy plan as the only solution to the Sahara conflict, ending decades of ambiguity and opening new prospects in bilateral cooperation at the economic, security and cultural levels.