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Spain to cooperate with Gibraltar on maritime law enforcement, ‘without affecting sovereignty’
Foreign Affairs minister Miguel Angel Moratinos Spain's Foreign Minister Miguel Ángel Moratinos recognised the need for cooperation with Gibraltar on maritime law enforcement in this area.
Speaking in the Spanish Parliament following the clash at sea between the Royal Gibraltar Police and the Guardia Civil when trying to arrest a suspected smuggler, he recognised that there had been “incidents” involving both forces.
“But we have to work in the 21st century [because] we're not in the 20th century,” the minister said.
“What we're interested in is eradicating contraband and drug smuggling and we have to see how we can cooperate without this affecting sovereignty.”
As for the Spanish position on the sovereignty of the waters around the Rock, Moratinos left no doubt of his position.
“There are no Gibraltar waters, only Spanish waters,” he said.
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Read all comments“ ... There are no Gibraltar waters, only Spanish waters,” he said....”
Oct 04th, 2010 - 02:49 am 0Which rather undermines his statement about co-operation. There are Gibraltar waters and this situation will get worse before it gets better!
Send in the Navy!
Not only send in the Navy, but have them anchored all around Gibraltar territorial waters, just inside the maritime “border”.
Oct 04th, 2010 - 10:45 am 0“There are no Gibraltar waters, only Spanish waters,”
Oct 04th, 2010 - 02:57 pm 0I agree with that comment.
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