The leader of the Popular Party (PP), Pablo Casado, called on Wednesday the head of the Spanish Executive, Pedro Sanchez, to resume relations with Morocco after the departure of Arancha Gonzalez Laya whose management of Spanish foreign policy has been a "catastrophe" .
The brand new Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, is considering traveling to Morocco in the near future to engage in new negotiations with the authorities of the kingdom with a view to a rapid restoration of diplomatic relations.
Spain is multiplying gestures of goodwill towards Morocco. The head of government, Pedro Sanchez, declared on a local channel that "Morocco is a friendly country and a priority partner of Spain".
King Mohammed VI addressed a message of congratulations to the President of the French Republic, Emmanuel Macron , on the occasion of the national holiday of his country.
Following the invitation addressed to his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita, Yaïr Lapid , the Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs, plans to visit Morocco. The two parties are preparing this official visit.
The brand new Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, officially took office on Monday. In his speech, the new head of Spanish diplomacy indicated that one of his priorities is to "strengthen relations with Morocco, a great friend and neighbor to the South".
The French Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jean-Yves Le Drian, indicated on Friday that it is not up to France to mediate between Spain and Morocco. He remains confident that the two countries will overcome this crisis through "dialogue" and in a "serene" manner.
Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya was ousted from the government on Saturday as part of the latest reshuffle carried out by Pedro Sanchez. The Spanish Executive found in her the ideal scapegoat to try to appease Morocco in the serious crisis that has been open since the reception in April of Brahim Ghali, leader of the Polisario Front, in a hospital in Logroño.
Arancha González Laya is no longer, as of this Saturday, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs. The head of government, Pedro Sanchez, has just thanked her on the occasion of the reshuffle. José Manuel Albares, until now Spanish ambassador to France, is the new head of Spanish diplomacy.
Alon Ushpiz, Director General of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, took a flight on Tuesday, July 6 to Morocco. A diplomatic visit that follows a conversation between Yaïr Lapid, the new head of Israeli diplomacy, and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita .
On the occasion of the independence day of Algeria , King Mohammed VI sent a message to President Abdelmadjid Tebboune. A message in which he presents his warm congratulations.
The United States of America commemorated on Sunday, July 4th the 245th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. A solemn moment marked by various messages from heads of state, including that of King Mohammed VI . In a message of congratulations, the Moroccan sovereign reiterated Morocco’s commitment to strengthening the "centuries-old bilateral relations based on mutual esteem and consideration" that exist between the two countries.