The Algerian diplomat Amar Belani, in charge of monitoring the conflict in the Sahara at the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reacted on Friday to the visit of Pedro Sanchez to Rabat, describing the change in Spain’s position on the Sahara as a "crime".
The former Spanish Deputy Prime Minister, Pablo Iglesias, described as "immoral" and "ineffective" the decision of the government of Pedro Sanchez to support the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara.
After changing its position on the Sahara issue, Spain has adopted the complete map of Morocco and its southern provinces.
The President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres (PSOE), welcomed the decision of the Spanish and Moroccan governments to reactivate the working group on the delimitation of maritime spaces on the Atlantic facade "with the aim of making concrete progress", hoping that Morocco’s "unilateral decisions" will be reconsidered.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, would have indicated during his visit on Thursday to Rabat, that he does not plan to visit Algeria soon. The two countries have been at odds since Spain officially expressed its support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara.
The Spanish flag was placed upside down during the iftar organized on Thursday by King Mohammed VI in honor of Pedro Sanchez , visiting Rabat. An unintentional protocol error, assures the Moroccan side.
The Madrid police arrested on Tuesday a 47-year-old Moroccan man for mistreating and drugging his 41-year-old Moroccan wife and their two children aged 10 and 13, in an apartment located in the Villaverde Alto neighborhood.
A senior Algerian official reacted to the visit of the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, to Morocco following the change in Spain’s position on the Sahara issue.
Awaited for more than two years by Moroccans residing abroad, entry into Morocco is now possible by sea via Spain. However, provisional conditions are in place.
Miguel Ángel Gutiérrez, 58, a member of the Ciudadanos party, a deputy for Madrid in the Congress and secretary general of his party’s parliamentary group, claims that the Polisario is a terrorist organization that has assassinated hundreds of Spanish citizens.
During his visit to Morocco, the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez , spoke about the new dynamic in cooperation with the kingdom and the restoration of bilateral relations.
It is now official. Following the visit of the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, to Morocco, it was decided to immediately restore the maritime links between Morocco and Spain. Moroccans living abroad will therefore be able to travel to Morocco via Spain by boat this year.