‘Informal’ talks with Spain to address Bay of Gibraltar incidents and Trilateral Forum

Monday, May 9th 2011 - 05:52 UTC

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Gibraltar’s Chief Minister met ‘informally’ with President Rodriguez Zapatero’s top Moncloa official Bernardino Leon to seek ways of getting the tripartite (UK, Spain, Gibraltar) process back on its feet. Read full article

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Redhoyt
It's not a great problem, merely a display of frustration by the Spanish who, much like Argentina, can knock on the door but not get in.

Like naughty children the time will come when they deserve a slap!

No problem :-)
May 09th, 2011 - 08:30 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
No slap, just the quiet type of diplomacy that the British are so good at.
May 09th, 2011 - 06:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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Asdrúbal el Bello
Wait 72 hours.
May 09th, 2011 - 07:01 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
the british are famed at diplomacy. this will no doubt show again,
but history tells us, that if you keep on pushing, sooner or later,????
lets hope they, like others take the hint ?
May 10th, 2011 - 12:00 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Martin_Fierro
This article is such bullshit... it's pro-colonial,

“The last incursion was viewed as particularly serious and unprecedented, in that a Spanish warship was attempting to interfere with a legitimate and important commercial activity in Gibraltar waters.”

The “Uruguayan News Agency” sides with the UK on Gibraltar as well.

More like cheap gossip UK propaganda.
May 10th, 2011 - 01:56 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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GeoffWard
No Martin,
there were a sequence of illegal acts - the first was drug smuggling, and the following ones related to flouting and breaking of international law.
I would like to think that the Spanish authorities were not in collusion with the drug smugglers, but the information we receive leads us to the conclusion that they probably were.
Not a 'colonial' issue - just a border dispute following a drug interception.
May 10th, 2011 - 10:40 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Zethee
They're always being a bit naughty. I remember reading about when a US docked a nuclear sub in Gib the spanish coast guard started following it when it was leaving port, recording it on video. The RN literally had to sail infront of them to stop them recording.
May 10th, 2011 - 12:38 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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briton
You can see sparse similarities to Argentina of the past,, Spain in financial trouble, and trying to distract to people attention, they cause trouble with Gibraltar, to take the pressure of the Spanish government, remind you of anyone,??
May 10th, 2011 - 08:44 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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