Spain Backs Morocco’s Sahara Plan, Boosting Joint Efforts on Migration Control

This new stage in relations with Morocco will bring stability because "we need bilateral agreements to work on common problems," Bolaños said at a press conference. For the minister, Spain will now maintain a better relationship with Morocco, "a stable relationship" in which the kingdom "commits to collaborate in the fight against illegal immigration and human trafficking".

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The head of the Spanish Executive, Pedro Sanchez, informed King Mohammed VI of his decision to support the autonomy plan for the Sahara, the Moroccan royal cabinet announced on Friday. This news was confirmed a few hours later by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, who stressed that the autonomy plan is the "most serious, credible and realistic" solution to the conflict.