Canary Islands President to Visit Morocco, Aims to Revive Fuerteventura-Tarfaya Ferry Route

The Canarian president told the press, after his meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, that he will go to Rabat after the summer, once the Spanish-Moroccan agreement is "well activated". "The normalization of relations with Morocco is a good thing, as it will allow the resumption of trade relations between the Canary Islands and the kingdom and the strengthening of migration cooperation," Torres said.

To read: New Maritime Route to Connect Morocco’s Tarfaya with Spain’s Canary Islands

The Vice-President of the Archipelago, Román Rodriguez (Nueva Canarias), who also participated in the exchanges, expressed the wish for the resumption of the maritime line between Fuerteventura and Tarfaya. The restoration of the maritime line with Morocco will allow the Canary Islands to recover a market that had to be stopped in 2008, after the stranding of the Naviera Armas Assalama ship off Tarfaya, according to Atlantico Hoy.

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In November 2021, the President of the Fuerteventura Council, Sergio Lloret, assured that the port facilities of Tarfaya are in "perfect condition to restore the maritime line". Last week, Minister Albares also announced that with the new stage of the relationship with Morocco, new maritime links can be launched between the Canary Islands and Morocco.