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| Morocco bitches about Spanish King's visit to Ceuta and Melilla |
| 2007-11-02 |
| The Moroccan government protested Thursday against the visit Spain's King Juan Carlos planned to pay to the Spanish-occupied enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla off Morocco's northern coast. The government deems the visit as regrettable whatever the motivations and aims might be, Moroccan Minister of Communication and Government Spokesman Khalid Naciri told reporters after a cabinet meeting here Thursday. "Foreign Minister Taieb Fassi-Fihri has briefed the cabinet on news of the visit that was carried by mass media during the last two days. The government can only express strong rejection and clear disapproval of this regrettable visit, whatever the motivations and aims," Naciri reasserted. Moroccan Prime Minister Abbas El-Fassi has recently said his government would do its utmost to convince Spain of entering dialogue on the two cities whose ownership has long been contested by Rabat. Juan Carlos has reportedly said he planed to pay a visit - the first in his 32-year reign - to Ceuta and Melilla next Monday. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #3 AROUND THE WORLD; British Warships Arrive In Gibraltar Amid Protest AP Published: April 14, 1983 Sixteen Royal Navy warships steamed into port today in this disputed British colony, enraging the Spanish Government. The British Defense Ministry denied Spanish press reports that the ships were testing Gibraltar's defenses. The Spanish Government on Monday delivered a formal protest in London expressing ''concern and displeasure'' over the maneuvers and visit to the colony on the southern tip of Spain. It called the presence of the British warships ''undesirable'' and said Spain ''repeats its desire to resolve the Gibraltar question through negotiations, in accordance with United Nations resolutions in order to assure Spanish territorial integrity.' Yeah, yeah, yeah. Been there, seen it, done it. What principles? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-11-02 12:29 |
| #2 How about infidel outposts in muslim lands, or blistery remnants of the reconquista, or twin daggers of the military failure in Al-Andalus, or 3,497 other overwrought expressions of seething misdirected futility. |
| Posted by: Ulaising Jones3412 2007-11-02 11:58 |
| #1 They are part of Spain so what is the problem? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2007-11-02 11:39 |