The Spanish government estimates that about 10,000 minor
The issue was discussed during a bilateral meeting held in Essaouira on Morocco's Atlantic coast on September 14, a front man for Spain's interior ministry said.
Spain's secretary of state for migration, Consuelo Rumi, "perceived a willingness" on the part of Morocco to repatriate unaccompanied minors living in Spain during the talks, the front man told AFP.
"There is no concrete plan yet, this is part of negotiations, of a diplomatic process," he added.
The roughly 10,000 minor
Spain's central government wants to incentivise other regions to take charge of some of them. Last month it unblocked 40 million euros ($46.5 million) for regions willing to welcome them.
There has been criticism of the way Spain welcomes unaccompanied foreign minors, particularly in Melilla, where many sleep in the streets or in caves waiting to smuggle themselves onto a boat to mainland Europe.
In Ceuta, local government front man Jacob Hachuel recently said the minors should be returned to Morocco, saying "they are better off in their family entourage."
Spain has become the biggest port of entry for clandestine migration into Europe
...also known as Moslem Lebensraum...after Italia largely closed its borders under pressure from far-right Interior Minister Matteo Salvini.
A total of 41,594 irregular
The vast majority, more than 36,000, arrived by sea, three times the amount which arrived by sea during the same time last year. Just under 5,000 crossed the land border with Ceuta and Melilla.