Spanish PM Sanchez to Visit Morocco, Aims to Strengthen Bilateral Ties

Pedro Sanchez’s upcoming visit to Morocco is "a very important trip" and the fruits of this new relationship that Spain wants to establish with Morocco "will start to be seen," Bolaños said in an interview with the newspaper La Verdad. He was responding to the question of whether the government has guarantees that Morocco will respect the integrity of Ceuta and Melilla.

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Bolaños added that the government "is trying to guarantee the stability" that is so crucial for development, economic growth and prosperity, noting in this regard that the president of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, "is pleased with the new relationship with Morocco," alluding to the migration crisis in May.

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The head of the Spanish Executive will travel to Rabat "in the next few days," accompanied by his Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, who canceled his trip to the kingdom originally scheduled for Friday, after a telephone exchange between Sanchez and King Mohammed VI. This visit follows Spain’s decision to support Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara.