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"Mr President, this is a matter I remember very clearly, for it was first raised at the same time that Denmark took up the Presidency.
At the beginning of July, we all followed with great concern the developments surrounding this small island. There was no doubt about the current status of the island, which had been agreed. There was an understanding between Spain and Morocco to the effect that the island should remain uninhabited and without any sign of sovereignty on the part of either side.
When Morocco infringed this understanding and this status, the Danish Presidency issued a statement expressing its concern about the situation, as well as solidarity with Spain. At the same time, a strongly worded request was made to Morocco to withdraw its forces.
The Council was delighted at the fact that the new Spanish Foreign Minister, Mrs Palacio, who had just come to the Council from Parliament, had met her Moroccan opposite number in Rabat immediately after the episode and that they had confirmed the desire to return to the earlier status quo. The Danish Presidency is confident that this and subsequent meetings will help promote the close relations between Spain and Morocco.
On behalf of the Council, I should like to emphasise that, traditionally, the EU’s relations with Morocco have been generally sound. Great progress has been made in recent years, and the mutual cooperation has been extended in many areas, from trade to sensitive issues such as immigration – all on the basis of the association agreement that came into force two and a half years ago."@en1
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