A Spanish policeman strikes a migrant with a baton in the occupied Ceuta Morocco is ready to work with its Spanish and European partners to repatriate unaccompanied minors, a Moroccan diplomatic source said, stressing that the Kingdom has committed, in line with High Royal Instructions to the ministries of the Interior and Foreign Affairs, to identifying unaccompanied minors to facilitate their return home.
The source lamented that each time the immigration debate resurfaces, some voices accuse Morocco of not cooperating, or of opposing the return of unaccompanied minors, pointing to the current case in Spain as an example.
“Certain political actors weaponize this issue for electoral ends, whereas the reality is much different, having nothing to do with such insinuations”, the source said, describing these insinuations as “fallacious and baseless”. Morocco, they added, has always honored its commitments, and the real problem lies in the administrative and legal hurdles that thwart repatriation efforts.
The source underscored that the Kingdom “can in no case accept this alibi as a political lever” to claim that Morocco refuses to cooperate or is uninterested in the issue.
“If the partners want to work to foster their return, they should look inwards to transcend the obstacles posed by their legislation and their administrative and legal powers with regard to this operation”, the source underlined.
- Source: MAP