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President of Spanish Government starts official visit to Morocco

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez started Thursday a landmark visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed VI as the two countries are opening up a new era in their relations based on transparency, mutual respect and permanent consultation. Upon his arrival in the North African Kingdom, Mr. Sanchez was greeted by Moroccan peer […]

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Former Spanish PM: Autonomy Plan is “Most Solid, Safest Solution for Western Sahara”

Spain’s former Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said that he has been supporting the Autonomy Plan since its introduction by Morocco in 2007. Zapatero argued that Morocco’s “serious and credible” initiative is in line with the UN-led political process seeking to find a realistic and lasting solution to the dispute. Zapatero made his remark […]

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Spain puts final nail in Algeria’s referendum chimera in Moroccan Sahara

The Algerian diplomacy is receiving one setback after another as global powers and influential countries put nails in its separatist plot in the Moroccan Sahara where it has defended for decades the unfeasible referendum option. Spain, the former colonial power in the Moroccan Sahara, has supported the autonomy plan under Moroccan sovereignty as “the most […]

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Spain’s PM on official visit to Morocco at the invitation of King Mohammed VI

The President of the Spanish Government Pedro Sanchez will pay an official visit to Morocco on Thursday, April 7, at the invitation of King Mohammed VI, announced the Ministry of the Royal Household, Protocol and Chancellery. During the visit, the Sovereign will have official talks with the head of the Spanish Government and host an […]

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King Mohammed VI, the architect of all stages of resolving the Moroccan-Spanish crisis

Relations between Morocco and Spain are entering a new stage that is founded on renewed partnership, transparency, mutual respect and permanent consultation. This new stage was officially sealed at the phone conversation between King Mohammed VI and the President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sánchez, last week. The phone call confirmed, if need be, how […]

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Does Algeria have leverage to retaliate from Spain after its Sahara move?

Algeria has recalled its ambassador from Spain after Madrid voiced support for Morocco’s territorial integrity and for the autonomy plan. Algiers has also said it will reassess all deals signed with Spain in a diplomatic escalation that shows the extent to which Algeria is involved as a real party to the Sahara conflict that it […]

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Moroccan king invites Spanish PM to visit the country

King Mohammed VI invited Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to visit Morocco after relations improved between the two countries following Madrid’s open support to the autonomy plan for the Moroccan Sahara. In a phone call Thursday, King Mohammed VI expressed appreciation for the letter in which Sanchez said Spain supports the autonomy plan as “the […]

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PM Sanchez defends Spain’s support for Morocco’s autonomy plan at parliament

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez defended before Spanish Mps the new position of his country in support of Morocco’s autonomy plan as « The most serious, realistic and credible » basis for settling the artificial dispute around the Sahara territory. Sanchez had sent a letter to King Mohammed VI on March 18 voicing the same […]

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Spain’s Support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for the Sahara falls within UN framework, says Josep Borrell

The Spanish government’s support to Morocco’s Autonomy Plan for the Sahara, as being “the most serious, realistic and credible basis” for the settlement of the conflict, “falls within the framework of the United Nations”, said Josep Borrell, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs. “The position of Spain, which has opted to support the autonomy proposed […]

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Spain’s backing of Morocco’s Autonomy Initiative stems from a wish to contribute to settlement of Sahara conflict (Spanish FM)

By backing the Moroccan autonomy initiative as “the most serious, realistic and credible basis for resolving the dispute” over the Sahara, Spain wants to contribute to resolving this issue that has lasted too long, Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares said on Tuesday. This decision aims to “contribute to ending a conflict that has lasted […]