While he was supposed to travel to Morocco as part of a trade mission, the Flemish Minister-President, Jan Jambon, did not make the trip. The stalled negotiations on the nitrogen issue are to blame.
The absence of King Mohammed VI at the High-Level Meeting between Spain and Morocco held on February 1 and 2 in Rabat is not surprising for José Manuel Albares, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, who recalls that the monarch has "never" taken part in these meetings.
At the end of the high-level meeting held on February 1 and 2 in Rabat , Spain and Morocco agreed to avoid taking new unilateral actions on sovereignty issues such as the delimitation of maritime borders.
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, reproached the Popular Party (PP) for its lack of knowledge of a "State policy" and relations with Morocco. The party criticized the fact that Pedro Sanchez was not received by King Mohammed VI upon his arrival in Rabat on Wednesday.
Long-awaited, the High-Level Meeting between Spain and Morocco opens this Wednesday, February 1st in Rabat. For two days, the authorities of the two countries will discuss key issues such as counter-terrorism and migration cooperation, the opening of commercial customs in Ceuta and Melilla, the delimitation of maritime borders around the Canary Islands, etc.
Scheduled for February 1 and 2 in Rabat, the high-level meeting (HLM) between Morocco and Spain will see the participation of several members of Pedro Sanchez’s government.
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez assures that he will always defend "the preservation of good relations" with Morocco. The two countries will hold discussions on topics of interest in Rabat next week.
On the occasion of Catherine Colonna’s visit to Morocco, she announced the return to normal relations between Rabat and Paris. But this easing of tensions is being challenged by Moroccan MPs since the European Parliament overwhelmingly adopted a resolution on the deterioration of press freedom in Morocco.
The Popular Party (PP) is demanding the appearance before Congress of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, before the holding of the High-Level Meeting with Morocco, scheduled for February 1 and 2 in Rabat .
Faced with the tightening of European authorities on transfers by Moroccans residing abroad (MREs), the wali of Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) , Abdellatif Jouahri, calls for a major diplomatic action.
Spanish ministers Yolanda Díaz, Ione Belarra and Alberto Garzón, members of the Podemos party and left-wing parties, will not participate in the High-Level Meeting between Spain and Morocco, scheduled for February 1 and 2 in Rabat . The party had criticized Sanchez’s decision to support Morocco’s autonomy plan for the Sahara.
The new Peruvian government led by its president Dina Boluarte is resuming negotiations with Morocco, which had refused it fertilizers because of the authorities’ turnaround on the Sahara issue.