The tone continues to rise between Rabat and Madrid. While Spain accuses Morocco of blackmailing on the migration issue, the head of Moroccan diplomacy, Nasser Bourita, affirms that Spain has chosen the path of diversion and insults to conceal the real cause of the crisis between the two neighboring countries.
Moroccan security forces reportedly arrested and displaced sub-Saharan migrants present in Laâyoune. Among them were pregnant women and children, who arrived on May 7. Voices are rising to denounce violations of migrants’ rights.
The Spanish police are said to have shot at Moroccan migrants near the borders with the enclave of Ceuta, injuring two. The two injured are said to be out of danger.
Europe "will not be intimidated by anyone" on the migration issue. A statement made on Wednesday by the Vice-President of the European Commission, Margaritis Schinas, commenting on the massive influx of migrants from the small Spanish enclave of Ceuta coming from Morocco.
On the instructions of King Mohammed VI, two Royal Armed Forces (FAR) planes, carrying 20 tons of humanitarian aid, landed on Tuesday at the East Air Base airport in Cairo. It is intended for the Palestinian population in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
Morocco has just sent a second military plane with emergency humanitarian aid on board for the Palestinian people. On the instructions of King Mohammed VI, the plane took off on Saturday evening from the Royal Air Force Air Base in Kenitra (3rd BAFRA), bound for the Jordanian capital, Amman.
King Mohammed VI, President of the Al-Quds Committee, has ordered the dispatch of emergency humanitarian aid to the Palestinian population in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.
Morocco takes note of Spain’s decision not to have informed it of the presence of the Polisario leader on its territory and will "draw all the consequences" from it, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad said.
The Rabat-Tel Aviv diplomatic axis, reactivated last December, is promising and shows a strong determination to consolidate bilateral ties between the two countries on all levels, as confirmed by the Moroccan Foreign Minister in a recent interview with an American media.
Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita had a videoconference meeting on Thursday with his Norwegian counterpart Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide. During this exchange, several issues were discussed, including the Sahara.
The Brahim Ghali affair is also a concern for the Moroccan Parliament. It was at the heart of the meeting on Tuesday of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, National Defense and Moroccans Residing Abroad within the House of Advisors.
The Moroccan authorities view with disfavor the evacuation of Brahim Ghali , "President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR)" and Secretary General of the Polisario Front in Logroño. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Residing Abroad summoned the Spanish ambassador to Morocco, Ricardo Diez Hochleitner, to ask for explanations.