Lhe People’s Party (PP) criticized the minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, for having “sent in two miserable minutes” his declaration on the customs of Melilla and Sebta at the Congress of Deputies, by inserting him into an order of the day comprising “ten other subjects”.
Speaking in front of the press, MEP deputy for Melilia, Sofía Acededo, said it shows how extent “The Sánchez government does not care about the questions concerning Sebta and Melilla”this hearing having, according to her, “Served that allowing the government to flee its responsibilities again”.
During his intervention, Albares stressed that Spain and Morocco currently live “The best time” of their bilateral relationship, recalling that the president of Sebta, Juan Jesús Vivas (PP), had qualified as‘“Historical event” The first export, on February 11, exports of automobile products between the autonomous city and Morocco.
Albares said Sebta and Melilia are “Two of the most expensive Spanish cities to his heart”, And that he regularly thinks about it as Minister of Foreign Affairs. He questioned the pp on his nostalgia of “Confrontation time” with Morocco“As at the time of the island of Perejil”, and accused the party of having become “Anti-Moroccan”.
He added that the customs opening process implies numerous administrations, specifying that, now, after the phase of political dialogue between the two governments, customs services are in contact to develop the technical aspects aimed at “Gradually expand the commercial passage” and to avoid problems such as smuggling, generating “Unworthy images” For both countries.
Albares insisted that Sebta and Melilia deserve all the protection of the state and stressed the need to continue working to improve the situation in the two autonomous cities.
For her part, the deputy Acedo judged the intervention of the minister as being “Absolutely disappointing”, accusing him of “Obviously persist in portraying a reality that does not exist”.
“We are neither in a favorable period of relations with Morocco, nor in a normal operating situation of borders”, she said, describing this moment as“The darkest episode in Melilla’s commercial history with the neighboring country”.
She said the commercial transit is “minimal”subject to “Requirements of the neighboring country” et “Devoid of any legal certainty”making every investment of companies impossible “While the government continues to ignore the situation”.
To this is added, according to her, the “Blocking” From the customs diet of travelers, limited to Melilia-Maroc. The PP therefore questions the reasons why the Spanish government “Accepts that Morocco continues to unilaterally decide what is happening at the borders, in total passivity”.
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