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Rabat – Morocco’s King Mohammed VI foresees a thawing in relations with Spain in his annual address to mark Revolution Day. In his August 20 address to the nation, Morocco’s king highlighted how recent diplomatic crises with Spain had “shook mutual trust” and had “raised questions” regarding the future of bilateral relations with its European neighbor.
Despite a difficult year for Moroccan-Spanish relations, King Mohammed VI stated that amid an “unprecedented crisis” Moroccan diplomats have worked in a “composed, clear and responsible way,” to attempt to resolve the crisis.
Morocco’s monarch described how he himself had been involved in monitoring ongoing dialogue between delegations of the two countries with the aim to “not merely to overcome this crisis, but to turn the situation into an opportunity.”
The king expressed a “feeling of optimism” in regard to future dialogue with the government of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Together, the king expressed, the two nations would “usher in a new, unprecedented phase in the relations between the two countries, on the basis of trust, transparency, mutual respect and the fulfillment of obligations.”
King Mohammed VI highlighted that cooperation is built upon “partnership and solidarity,” which would similarly extend to France.
Recent diplomatic crises between Morocco and Spain did not originate from a change of Morocco’s political and strategic direction or diplomatic approach, according to the king. Morocco’s monarch insisted that these issues stem from Morocco’s unwillingness to allow “its best interests to be trampled on.”
