The spokesperson for the PSOE parliamentary group, Hector Gomez, assured that his party will seek to negotiate an agreement with the opposition before the presentation to Congress, on Tuesday, of the bill by Podemos, ERC and Bildu on the self-determination of the Sahara.
During his short trip to Algeria, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was unable to discuss with President Abdelmajid Tebboune the crucial issue of the reopening of the Maghreb-Europe gas pipeline crossing Morocco.
The President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, will make an official visit to Morocco next week. It will mark the beginning of "a new stage in relations" between the two countries, after Spain’s change on the Sahara .
Algeria is considering raising the prices of gas sales to Spain, after the latter declared its support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara .
The Madrid-born Moroccan, Amin Hachimi (9-0, 6 KO) has been the new Spanish welterweight champion since Friday. He won his fight against Aarón Alhambra (11-1, 3 KO) after ten rounds.
José Manuel Albares, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, will not come to Rabat this Friday, April 1st, to meet his Moroccan counterpart Nasser Bourita as planned. This meeting has been canceled due to the upcoming visit of the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, to Morocco. The head of Spanish diplomacy will be part of the delegation.
King Mohammed VI had a telephone conversation with the President of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sanchez, according to a statement from the Royal Cabinet.
The government spokeswoman, Isabel Rodriguez, reiterated on Thursday the government’s satisfaction with having changed its position on the Sahara, stressing that this decision aims to defend the interests of Spaniards in general and of Ceuta, Melilla, the Canary Islands and Andalusia in particular.
Morocco is among the preferred destinations for Spaniards to spend a good Easter holiday, after the easing of health restrictions related to Covid-19.
Spain and Morocco have ended a ten-month crisis after Spain publicly declared its support for Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara. The King of Spain, Felipe VI, played an important role in the resumption of relations between the two countries.
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs will travel to Morocco this Friday without the support of Congress. The political parties of the governing coalition as well as the opposition believe that Pedro Sanchez’s decision to support the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara only commits the government and not Spain.
On the sidelines of the ministerial meeting of the International Security Alliance being held in the United Arab Emirates, Moroccan Interior Minister Abdelouafi Laftit met with his counterpart Fernando Grande Marlasca.