The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, has denied that the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has raised the tone regarding Morocco and has emphasized that the objective of the Executive is to maintain relations that are not "hard and soft," but "effective" for Spain's interests.
In an interview granted to CNN, Sánchez pointed out this Tuesday that he considers it "evident" that Morocco's control of the border "failed" during the massive entry of immigrants in Ceuta on July 30 and stated that he has asked them for "actions and responses."
Albares has downplayed those words from the president, insisting that Sánchez expressed "exactly" the same thing he had already conveyed in his appearance before the Plenary of Congress following the situation in Ceuta after the arrival of about 80,000 migrants.
In statements to "Cadena Ser," collected by Europa Press, the minister emphasized that the head of the Executive also stressed that "cooperation with Morocco is positive" and "is yielding results," despite the public attention being focused on "a phrase" uttered during the interview.
As the head of Spanish diplomacy, Albares has defended "a good relationship" with Morocco, based on respect for Spain's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and has recalled that these principles were included in the Joint Hispano-Moroccan Declaration agreed in Rabat.