ECJ Ruling on Agricultural, Fishing Agreements: Spanish FM Defends Will to Maintain EU-Morocco ‘Strategic Partnership’

Madrid - Spain's Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares on Friday stressed his country's respect for the judgement of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) concerning the agricultural and fisheries agreements between the EU and Morocco, while defending the 'strategic partnership' with the Kingdom of Morocco and the will to maintain it. Albares stressed the importance of the strategic partnership between the EU and Morocco for both parties, as well as the 'benefits' it has brought to the fisheries and agriculture sectors. The Spanish top diplomat underlined his country's commitment to a stable relationship with the Kingdom, asserting that the Spanish government will continue to 'work with the European Union and Morocco to preserve and further develop this privileged relationship.' Source: Agence Marocaine De Presse