Spain and Morocco are willing to resume their diplomatic relations, after four months of crisis. In this sense, the Foreign Ministers of the two countries exchanged by telephone on Wednesday and agreed to meet very soon. But despite this resumption of contact, the opening of the Ceuta border with Morocco remains an equation to be solved.
The head of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, declared, on the sidelines of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly in New York, that Spain has "a great opportunity to restore good relations with Morocco."
Spain and Morocco are working to resume their diplomatic relations, after four months of crisis caused by the arrival in Spain of the leader of the Polisario Front, Brahim Ghali. In this context, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, had a first telephone exchange with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita.
Morocco has removed the concrete barriers at the Beni-Enzar border, on the Moroccan side, a few hours before the telephone exchange between Albares and Bourita. A video of the operation, which went viral on social media, has fueled rumors about an imminent reopening of the borders.
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, and his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita, agreed, during the telephone conversation they had on Tuesday, to meet very soon. Albares’ visit to Morocco is likely imminent.
The investigation into Brahim Ghali’s entry into Spain last April seems to be leading to the direct responsibility of the former Spanish Foreign Minister, Arancha Gonzalez Laya . She has just been summoned by the judge in charge of the case.
The Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, will have a videoconference meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, with his Moroccan counterpart, Nasser Bourita.
The effects of the resumption of diplomatic relations between Morocco and Israel have not taken long to be felt. It only took a few months for trade between the two countries to flourish. In just six months, trade flows between Rabat and Tel Aviv have soared by 50%.
Morocco renews its commitment to regional peace. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad, Nasser Bourita , reaffirmed this on Friday, as part of the celebration of the first anniversary of the Abraham Accords.
The remains of the two Moroccan truck drivers killed , on Saturday, in an attack in the commune of Didiéni, in Mali, will be repatriated this Thursday.
While Algeria refuses any Arab mediation likely to end the tensions with Morocco, Noureddine Boukrouh, a former Algerian minister, political analyst and author, believes that France could play a decisive role in unblocking the situation.
Two days after the attack perpetrated on September 11 in the commune of Didiéni against Moroccan truck drivers, Mali strongly condemned a "cowardly and barbaric attack".