In Ceuta, Felipe VI reaffirms Spanish sovereignty over the enclave
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Maghrebemergent
During his visit to Ceuta, King Felipe VI reaffirmed that Ceuta and Melilla were Spanish and that their sovereignty was not negotiable. The position, expressed during his trip to the enclave, comes amid migration tensions between Spain and Morocco, Maghrebemergent reports.
King Felipe VI reaffirmed Spain’s sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla, describing it as “indisputable” and the two enclaves as “inseparable” from Spain, Maghrebemergent reports. The monarch was warmly cheered by the crowd during his visit to Ceuta.
Felipe VI spent the night in the enclave and began his visit by paying tribute at a Muslim cemetery in Ceuta to people who died trying to reach the territory. The visit follows a wave of migration at the end of July, which prompted criticism of Pedro Sánchez’s Spanish government and reignited tensions with Morocco, according to Maghrebemergent.
Members of Moroccan civil society condemned the visit in a statement, describing it as an act rooted in a “logic of colonial hegemony”. They also paid tribute to the “martyrs of the crossing” to Sebta and called on the authorities to act, Maghrebemergent reports.
The King and Queen’s visit was announced on 23 September, and Felipe VI travelled to Ceuta on 13 October. It also comes after the announcement, on 9 October, of a new migration roadmap between Morocco and Spain.
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