Spain and Morocco meet to complete the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla

Spain and Morocco will meet next Tuesday, June 7, in Madrid to complete the process of reopening the border between the two countries and thus establish the modalities and timetable for completing the process of normalizing the movement of people and goods through the two land posts.

Thomas Osborne
Thomas Osborne
05 June 2022 Sunday 09:35
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Spain and Morocco meet to complete the reopening of the borders of Ceuta and Melilla

Spain and Morocco will meet next Tuesday, June 7, in Madrid to complete the process of reopening the border between the two countries and thus establish the modalities and timetable for completing the process of normalizing the movement of people and goods through the two land posts. started on May 17 this year.

This has been confirmed in a statement by the Ministry of the Interior, which has explained that the meeting will take place within the framework of the application of the commitments of the joint declaration of April 7.

"In particular with regard to the normalization of the movement of people and goods, through customs and people control systems," the Ministry of the Interior described in its note, which does not specify more details of the meeting.

On April 7, the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, met in Rabat with the King of Morocco, Mohamed VI, in order to close the diplomatic crisis and start a new stage in the relationship as a result of Spanish support for the Moroccan autonomy plan for the Sahara.

In the middle of last month, the borders between Spain and Morocco were already reopened in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla. Of course, it was agreed that only Europeans or people with Shengen visas were allowed to pass.