Ceuta and Melilla: The United States Pushes Spain to Negotiate with Morocco

The historic alliance between Washington and Rabat is being confirmed on the military front. Highlighting the importance of this partnership formalized as early as 1786 by the Moroccan-American treaty of peace and friendship, a report published on the American Congress website recommends maintaining strong assistance. To support its own national security interests, the parliamentary committee demands the allocation of at least 20 million dollars under security investment programs, to which an additional 20 million dollars allocated via the foreign military financing program are added.

On Bladi.net : Ceuta and Melilla are in Morocco": the shocking statement of an American official

Beyond this budgetary aid, the commission involves itself in a sensitive territorial issue. The official document notes that the cities of Ceuta and Melilla, currently under Spanish administration, are located in Moroccan territory and are the subject of a long-standing claim by Morocco.

On Bladi.net : Ceuta and Melilla: Why Trump Could Recognize Morocco’s Sovereignty

Taking a position, the elected officials affirm their direct support for the efforts of the Secretary of State to encourage genuine diplomatic engagement between the kingdom and Spain, in order to definitively settle the question of the future status of these two cities.