”Spain must have the best relations with a neighbor like Morocco. It is a rule of foreign policy and state policy,” Mr Albares said on Tuesday in the Spanish Senate.
The head of Spanish diplomacy assured, to this end, that ”Morocco is a key partner in the fight against terrorism, in the dismantling of jihadist cells and in the fight against irregular immigration, in addition to its importance for the Spanish economic fabric”.
Trade between the two countries exceeds 21 billion euros, and more than 17,000 Spanish companies export their products to Morocco, he maintained.
Mr. Albares also highlighted the human ties between the two countries, recalling that nearly a million Moroccans are established in Spain and 17,000 Spaniards are settled in Morocco.
And to recall the visit, on February 21, of the President of the Spanish government, Pedro Sanchez, to Morocco, and the holding, last year, of the High Level Meeting (RHN), the first in 8 years, and which was crowned by the signing of the highest number of bilateral agreements between Morocco and Spain.