Tension is also high between Morocco and Algeria. Abdelaziz Rahabi, former Algerian ambassador to Madrid, says that the causes that led to the crisis between the two countries are still present.
The Spanish protocol service was not associated with the preparation of the room where King Mohammed VI offered an iftar (breaking of the fast) in honor of President Pedro Sanchez during his visit to Rabat on April 7. This is the official response of the Spanish government regarding the upside-down flag noticed at this royal dinner.
Morocco always manages to get the upper hand over Spain in times of crisis because it has put in place, for decades, a strategy that allows it to act at the right time. This is the view of some Spanish diplomatic circles, who note a lack of strategy on Spain’s part in this process of normalizing relations with the kingdom.
Moroccan doctors were refused entry visas to France while they were to participate in a scientific activity held from May 7 to 9 in Paris.
Tensions remain high between Morocco and Algeria. Based on several assumptions, a British magazine argues that "the two sides seem ready to enter into conflict."
The reopening of the Moroccan embassy in Baghdad was the subject of discussions between Nasser Bourita, Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, and his Iraqi counterpart Fuad Hussein, on the sidelines of the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition against the Islamic State held in Marrakech last week.
Morocco offers to provide assistance to save eight miners trapped for nearly a month in the underground workings of Perkoa in Burkina Faso. All rescue attempts have so far failed.
Despite the suspicions weighing on Morocco regarding the hacking of Pedro Sanchez’s phone using the Pegasus software, the Spanish government is keen to maintain good relations with the kingdom, but with caution.
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, expressed on Wednesday in Congress Spain’s desire to maintain "the best neighborly relations" with both Algeria and Morocco.
A diplomatic rift is gradually setting in between Spain and Algeria. The latter has reacted to the statements made by José Manuel Albares, Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation, in response to the declaration of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Spain’s change of position on the Sahara.
Former Foreign Minister Arancha Gonzalez Laya has argued that "Spain needs a stable long-term relationship with Morocco", with greater involvement from the European Union.
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, will travel to Morocco on May 11 to attend the ministerial meeting of the coalition against the Islamic State to be held in Marrakech.