US EditionSpain–Morocco Summit Puts Western Sahara at Centre of €22.6bn Partnership
Spain and Morocco discussed Western Sahara autonomy, migration control, and agreements on agriculture and fishing, strengthening cooperation amid regional tensions, officials said.
- On Thursday, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez hosted Moroccan Prime Minister Aziz Akhannouch in Madrid to discuss Western Sahara and planned agriculture and fishing agreements.
- Spain improved ties after backing Rabat's autonomy plan for Western Sahara, a former Spanish colony mostly controlled by Morocco, while the Algeria-backed Polisario Front seeks independence.
- Rabat is seeking gains in Western Sahara airspace management, with Mezzour telling El Mundo, `When there is a territory under a country's sovereignty, it is better that the country takes charge of managing all air, land or maritime matters.`
- Morocco's role in migration could reshape EU cooperation, potentially affecting border handling at Ceuta and Melilla and Spain–Morocco relations amid Polisario Front independence claims.
- Economic deals sit alongside enduring sovereignty questions as agreements on agriculture and fishing signal deeper cooperation, while control of Western Sahara resources and airspace remains a key issue.
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Pedro Sánchez has armored the thirteenth high-level meeting (RAN) that will be held this Thursday, December 3, in the complex of La Moncloa. The meeting is sensitive...
The second vice president of the Spanish government, Yolanda Díaz, has warned that she will not "lead an inch of Saharawi land" just when Spain and Morocco hold their thirteenth high-level meeting and in which Pedro Sánchez's support for Rabat's autonomous plan for the former colony is maintained.
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