The President of the Government of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, affirmed, once again this Monday, that relations between Spain and Morocco have normalized and are improving more over time, noting that the islands and the border territories benefit the most from this reconciliation.
The President of the Canary Islands, Ángel Víctor Torres, admitted on Monday that the ” good » relations between Spain and Morocco is a kind of positive exploitation for border territories. ” When relations between Spain and Morocco are good, the Canary Islands benefit because all the border territories when relations are bad are the first to suffer “, he confided in statements to the media.
Thus, the official pointed out that currently the relations between the two countries are ” normalized, they improve “. Regarding the irregular migratory flows that cross to the islands, Torres said that “ undoubtedly, the number of migrants has decreased over time “.
The Canarian president clarified that he “ is evident that the good relations between the two countries have led to greater vigilance “. However, he added that ” one cannot say that when they are bad, the necessary vigilance is not exercised “, continuing that when irregular immigration to the Canary Islands drops ” 60 or 40% “, which is “Very importantfor the archipelago.
In fact, according to figures from the Spanish government, irregular immigration has fallen sharply with 69% fewer arrivals in January compared to the same month of 2022 on the Andalusian coast, and 82% in the case of the Canary Islands, thanks to enhanced security cooperation between Morocco and Spain.
The President of the Canary Islands had also qualified this first official visit to Morocco as “successful”, indicating that it is a visit which ” was necessary and gave very good results”, especially in economic terms.
It should be recalled that Ángel Víctor Torres traveled to Morocco on March 15 and 16, 2023, accompanied by representatives of Canarian companies, to discuss new opportunities that could expand economic and commercial ties with the Kingdom.
It is a visit during which the President of the Canary Islands was received by Moroccan officials, including the Head of Government, Aziz Akhannouch, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Bourita, the Minister of Transport and Logistics, Mohammed Abdeljalil, but also by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rachid Talbi Alami.
In particular, he insisted, long before his arrival in Morocco, on the importance of a border territory like the Canary Islands having the best possible relations with its neighbours, noting that good neighborliness with Morocco has a particular weight for various reasons, including international, commercial and economic relations and the control of migratory flows.