Rabat recalls its ambassador to Spain Karima Benyaich for consultation
Morocco has decided to recall its ambassador to Spain Karima Benyaich for consultation on Tuesday, May 18, said a diplomatic source.
This reminder, which hides a deep diplomatic malaise between Rabat and Madrid, comes after the Spanish Foreign Ministry summoned Moroccan Ambassador Karima Benyaich on Tuesday, May 17.
According to Europa Press, Ms. Benyaich estimated that in relations between countries, there are acts that have consequences, "and we must assume them" in a reference to the decision of Spain to welcome the leader of the Polisario for care. . On the same day the head of the Spanish government Pedro Sanchez arrived in Sebta where he was booed by Spanish settlers from the occupied presidency, who accused him of letting the city sink into crisis.
According to Spain’s Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska, Madrid returned 2,700 of the approximately 6,000 migrants who entered Sebta on Monday. At a press conference following the Council of Ministers, which was dominated by the crisis between Spain and Morocco, the minister announced "the return to Morocco of 2,700 people who had entered illegally in recent hours" , in the country.
Tuesday, May 18, 2021, in New York the spokesman for the Secretary-General of the United Nations Stéphane Dujarric indicated that it is "very important that Morocco and Spain come to an agreement to try to calm the situation". Stéphane Dujarric said he watched the videos on this migratory flow which he described as "very alarming". "This is another illustration, I think, of the challenges we all face in trying to manage global migration in a way that is both humane and respectful of human dignity," the spokesperson added. by the UN Secretary-General, during his daily press briefing.
The migration crisis in Sebta prompted the Home Affairs Commissioner Ylva Johansson to react to the European Parliament. She said it is "worrying that at least 6,000 people, including a large number of children, have swimed to Ceuta, putting their lives in danger. Many had to be rescued, one person died ”.
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