The national spokesperson of the PP, Borja Sémper, has held the Pedro Sánchez government responsible this Monday for "hiding information" about the "invasion" of Ceuta recorded at the end of July, and has demanded that the president of the Government summon the Moroccan ambassador in Spain to "give explanations." At the same time, he has advocated for "reorienting bilateral relations" with the neighboring country, demanding "respect and reciprocity" and a relationship free of "threats" and "blackmail."
"We ask that the ambassador of Spain in Morocco be summoned for consultations and it is unacceptable that this has not already happened. And we ask that it be done today. And we also ask that, with light and shorthand, the Government summon the Moroccan ambassador in Spain to give explanations," Sémper pointed out at a press conference following the meeting of the party's steering committee.
The message from the popular leader is in line with that set this Monday by the president of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, who has stated that the president of Ceuta, Juan Jesús Vivas, "has frustrated a plan" that would have led to "some type of concession" from the Pedro Sánchez government to Morocco. Feijóo has defended that citizens have the right to know "what Spain has conveyed" to the Alaouite kingdom and what "response has been received" after the massive entry of irregular migrants in July the report.
When asked about the scope of that possible concession of the Spanish Executive to Rabat, Sémper emphasized that Moroccan ministers "continue to defend that Ceuta and Melilla are not Spanish" and that the Government of Spain "does not react," something he has described as "truly surprising." He added that, in this "so complex" context, they still do not have "any information" or "any explanation" about "why Spain changed its historical position regarding the Sahara."
Sources from the national leadership of the PP later clarified that Feijóo is not accusing Sánchez of having negotiated with Morocco the migratory avalanche, but anticipates that, if illegal immigrants return to the neighboring country, it will be "in exchange for something." "Sánchez's trajectory is one of concessions," those same sources pointed out.
"40 DAYS LATER THE GOVERNMENT CONTINUES HIDING INFORMATION"
In his appearance, Sémper has reproached Sánchez for once again "lying" to the Spaniards in Congress, by stating that "they had called the ambassador of Morocco" when it was later revealed that the contact was made with the chargé d'affaires. "It is a true shame, although it is unfortunately already habitual, that the president of the Government lies," he has denounced.
Sémper has insisted that Sánchez's Executive "hides information." "The Spaniards have not been informed of anything, absolutely nothing. The only thing we know today is that 40 days have passed and the Government continues to hide information where the Spaniards have the right to demand information and transparency," he has emphasized.
The popular leader has reiterated the need to call the ambassador of Spain in Morocco for consultations. "How is it possible that the ambassador of Spain in Morocco has not been called for consultations? What kind of mind does that make sense to? But this Government calls the ambassador in Argentina for a matter infinitely smaller," he has exclaimed.
ABOUT THE DECLASSIFICATION OF REPORTS: "I DON'T BELIEVE ANYTHING"
When asked about the Government's decision to declassify this Tuesday the reports related to the crisis in Ceuta, which will be available for public consultation starting Wednesday, Sémper has stated that he does not believe "anything this Government." He has emphasized that the president of the Government "has lied so many times" that it does not generate trust. "So when they publish their reports we will see. However, national security must be preserved at all times," he has pointed out.
Likewise, Sémper has reiterated that it is necessary to "reorient bilateral relations with Morocco, demanding respect and reciprocity" and, at the same time, "promoting a relationship that of course does not admit either threats or blackmail."
Finally, the national spokesperson of the Popular Party has emphasized that it must be stated unequivocally that "the territorial integrity of Spain is not questioned either in Ceuta, or in Melilla, or in Spanish waters."