RABAT, Apr.30 - The situation of Moroccan expatriates in Spain and
readmission procedures as well as fighting illegal migration and mafia
networks were probed here on Tuesday by Morocco's Interior minister,
Mustapha Sahel and the Spanish Interior ministry's delegate in charge of
foreigners' affairs and immigration.
The two officials, who reviewed different cooperation aspects falling
under the scope of their action, voiced a common will to consolidate
Moroccan-Spanish bilateral relations, says a release of the Interior
ministry circulated here.
The Moroccan-Spanish task group on immigration held here on the same day a
meeting that took place "in an atmosphere of sincerity and frankness",
according source close to the Interior ministry.
The session agreed upon several items related to the illegal migration
re-admission procedure and reached breakthroughs on several other subjects.
According to the same source, the Moroccan party to this session was keen
on gathering all conditions of success to the implementation of these
agreements.
Regarding the situation of minor illegal migrants, Morocco has put forward
a project. The Spanish side asked for a deadline to study this project and
make their input.
MAP also learnt that the talks also surveyed the situation of Moroccans
living in Spain.
The Moroccan delegation to the meeting was led by Mohamed Yassine Mansouri,
wali (senior governor) and general director of internal affairs at the
interior ministry, while the Spanish delegation was headed by the
government's delegate in charge of foreign affairs and immigration,
Ignacio Gonzalez.
The task group is one of five others set up by the two countries last
December to examine pending issues in the then-strained relationship
between the two countries. The other joint groups deal with political
issues, border delimitation, economic ties and relations between civil
societies.
Bilateral relations were normalized last February 1st with the return of
ambassadors to their respective posts.
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