According to Spanish Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares, bilateral relations with Morocco have clearly improved, thanks to strengthened political dialogue and, especially, mutual respect.

Albares told the Spanish newspaper “La Vanguardia” shortly after the bilateral High Level Meeting (HLM) in Rabat that “it was an excellent summit, there have never been so many Spanish and Moroccan ministers on both sides of the table,” adding that “it brought together 28 ministers in total.”

“There have never been so many agreements signed, we did not go to Rabat in search of photo-ops or formalities, we went in search of results,” said Albares.

According to the Minister, the most important takeaway from the meeting is that both countries have established “a new relational model based on mutual benefit, the absence of unilateral actions, transparency, and continuous communication.”

“Let me emphasize that King Mohammed VI has not received the President of the Spanish government for royal constraints, but the Moroccan Sovereign has personally been involved in the preparation of the HLM,” the Spanish official added.

According to the head of Spanish diplomacy, “current President Sanchez is likely the Spanish president who has met the King of Morocco the most.”

The Minister continued, “In fact, President Pedro Sanchez has been invited to Rabat for an upcoming meeting with King Mohamed VI.

This will happen soon, according to the Royal Cabinet’s communiqué.

La Reunión de Alto Nivel entre España y Marruecos marca un hito en nuestras relaciones bilaterales.

Consolidamos una nueva etapa y alimentamos un clima de confianza mutua y de genuina cooperación como nunca antes había existido entre ambos países.

Somos mucho más que vecinos. pic.twitter.com/XdXro7ZhyA

— Pedro Sánchez (@sanchezcastejon) February 2, 2023

The Spanish FM has stated that customs will be organized as “we have agreed, that is, through a schedule that will be deployed gradually” with regard to Ceuta and Melilla. The Melilla customs office, which had been closed since 2018, was reopened on January 27. We don’t want to move too quickly.

Los resultados de la Reunión de Alto Nivel España-Marruecos en mi entrevista con @EnricJuliana en @LaVanguardia.https://t.co/qhbC6rFEdG

— José Manuel Albares (@jmalbares) February 5, 2023

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Rabat – Morocco and Spain agreed on Thursday to encourage technical exchanges between rail operators of the two countries and promote the sharing of experiences in the sector.

Mohamed Abdeljalil, the Moroccan minister of transport and logistics, and Raquel Sánchez Jiménez, the Spanish minister of transport, mobility, and urban agenda, discussed cooperation in these areas during a working meeting that was held in conjunction with the 12th session of the Morocco-Spain High Level Meeting (HLM).

According to Sánchez Jiménez, who spoke to the press, Morocco is committed to the dynamic development of a “very interesting” railway plan. He described the collaboration between the two countries in the railway sector as wise and advantageous.

The representative mentioned that Spain has recently gained experience in rail infrastructure through both private and public companies, including RENFE and ADIF.

She added that both parties have discussed ways to improve the licensing regimes as well as other topics pertaining to international road transport and that they have both agreed to continue working in the joint group set up for this purpose.

Read Also: Spain, Morocco sign19 agreements to strengthen economic and bilateral cooperation.

The focus, according to Sánchez Jiménez, who was joined by Isabel Pardo De Vera, Secretary of State for Transport, was on ways to enhance the Strait of Gibraltar’s transit operation and make it simpler from an operational standpoint.

For his part, Abdeljalil noted that Morocco is driven by a strong desire to cover its territory with more lines and that this meeting will give new impetus to exchanges and collaborative work in the field of rail transport in particular.

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