The parliamentary group Vox has presented in the Andalusian Parliament a non-legislative proposition with ten sections for the autonomous Chamber to reject the "claim" of Morocco over Ceuta and Melilla; to condemn the statements of the Moroccan Executive in which it defined both autonomous cities as "occupied territories"; to demand from the Government of Spain that it formally requires "the Kingdom of Morocco a public, express, and unequivocal declaration of respect for the sovereignty and integrity of Spain"; to promote "immediately" the suspension of the Friendship Treaty of 1991 and to review the "set of instruments of bilateral relations with Morocco to ensure that any cooperation is governed by the principles of reciprocity and respect for Spanish sovereignty."
Thus, it is stated in the NPL disseminated by Vox to the media, where it is also proposed that the Andalusian Parliament urges the central Executive to "demand from Morocco that it accepts without formal or material excuse all returns, repatriations, and expulsions from Spanish territory of any person of Moroccan nationality, whether adult or minor, adopted administratively or judicially, enabling immediately the necessary means and logistics for their delivery and reception."
Vox emphasizes in the document that "Ceuta and Melilla are an integral and inseparable part of Spain." "Spanish sovereignty over these territories is not subject to negotiation, discussion, or any transaction," states the text, which argues that the reference to "occupied territories" by the Moroccan Government "cannot be considered isolated opinions or statements lacking institutional relevance."
In this regard, the parliamentary group argues that "the respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity is not an accessory consideration to Spanish-Moroccan relations but an essential element that lies at the foundations of any type of relationship that is desired to be maintained and undoubtedly, one of the legal foundations on which the Friendship Treaty" signed on July 4, 1991, rests.
Starting from this premise, Vox concludes that "it is neither politically nor legally coherent to indefinitely maintain a bilateral regime of friendship and good neighborliness with a State whose own ministers claim territories subject to the sovereignty of Spain." In their opinion, "Spanish foreign policy towards Morocco cannot continue to be based on the acceptance of a permanent contradiction: proclaiming extraordinary and privileged relations in all areas while Rabat keeps an open claim over Spanish territory."