Morocco has a strategic importance for Spanish interests, acknowledged Pedro Sánchez during the presentation of the Action Plan for the Internationalization of the Spanish Economy 2021-2022.
The Moroccan ambassador to Spain, Karima Benyaich has warned of a likely departure of Brahim Ghali from the Iberian peninsula "in an opaque manner". The Polisario leader was admitted urgently to a hospital in Logroño, under the borrowed name of Mohamed Ben Battouche, of Algerian nationality, on April 18.
Spain has summoned the Moroccan ambassador, Karima Benyaich following the arrival of thousands of Moroccan migrants in Ceuta (Sebta) last Monday. In response, the Moroccan government has just recalled the Moroccan diplomat for consultation.
The Moroccan seasonal workers stranded in Huelva, southern Spain, will finally be able to return home in the coming days. Several associations are actively preparing this repatriation with the mandatory presentation of a negative Covid-19 PCR test.