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Gibraltar: Spain manages Ibero-American summit support for its sovereignty claim

Wednesday, November 2nd 2016 - 08:30 UTC
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For the first time ever, an annual Latin American Summit has endorsed Spain’s position on Gibraltar. Spain’s Secretary of State for International Cooperation in Latin America confirmed that the 32 countries attending have supported Spain’s call to the United Kingdom to start bilateral sovereignty talks over the Rock. Read full article

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  • Think

    Well..., well..., well...

    Time to contact the Spanish authorities about the “Caladero Malvinas”, I reckon...

    Spanish fishing fleet and EU market stand for ~60% of them windblown Islands fishery income...

    Nov 02nd, 2016 - 09:04 am - Link - Report abuse -2
  • Clyde15

    Well, that would be popular with the Spanish fishing fleet owners considering that they will probably get the heave-ho from Scottish waters come Brexit.

    Nov 02nd, 2016 - 09:27 am - Link - Report abuse +2
  • Brit Bob

    ''Gibraltar: Spain manages Ibero-American summit support for its sovereignty claim''

    What sovereignty claim?

    Gibraltar - Some Relevant International Law: https://www.academia.edu/10575180/Gibraltar_-_Some_Relevant_Internationa...

    Nov 02nd, 2016 - 09:45 am - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Think

    Two birds wit one stone...

    We reduce one of EU's most unsustainable fishing fleets and we fkuck them Engrish Pirates in them windblown South Atlantic Islands...

    A Win-Win siguation...

    Nov 02nd, 2016 - 09:46 am - Link - Report abuse -3
  • The Voice

    Exactly what one should expect from all them Spanish colonialist invaders presently squatting in South America and parts of Scotland? Soddy offy!

    Spanish trawlers have been spotted on Mars, soon after Brexit they will be totally banned from British waters at home and abroad.

    Argentina will return Patagonia within 25 years.

    Nov 02nd, 2016 - 11:28 am - Link - Report abuse +2
  • Marti Llazo

    Denmark belongs to Germany. Look at the map.

    Nov 02nd, 2016 - 01:13 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • gordo1

    So what do they want? Renegotiate the Treaty(or Treaties) of Utrecht? Or maybe bring Charles II of Spain(El Hechizado) back to life? After all, his inability to function(in all ways) was the cause of the Wars of the Spanish Succession which led to the Treaties of Utrecht.

    Nov 02nd, 2016 - 02:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • sceptic64

    I see. Now, aren't several of these nations on the UN's C24? Isn't Ecuador the current president?

    In making this declaration, they show that they are not impartial and are therefore not competent to discuss anything related to either Gibraltar or the Falklands at this United Nations Committee.

    Surely the UK should now demand their exclusion from the C24 on the grounds that these nations have effectively forfeited their places?

    Nov 02nd, 2016 - 04:05 pm - Link - Report abuse +1
  • Briton

    I see the fisherman is hoping for a geed catch today,

    Gibraltar will never be Spanish or anything else but Gibraltar.

    Nov 02nd, 2016 - 08:10 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • lsolde

    Anyone heard from Hepatia lately?
    Hope nothing has happened to it.
    snigger.
    Falklands for Falklanders.
    Gibraltar for Gibraltarians.
    Spain would only wreck the place anyway.
    Yes Marti, l think that Denmark does belong to Germany.
    Eh, Think?

    Nov 02nd, 2016 - 11:43 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • ChrisR

    @ Isolde

    We can only hope that Hepatia is taking a break for 25 years. :o)

    Nov 03rd, 2016 - 06:06 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
  • Briton

    lsolde,

    Apparently Hepatia has been handed back to Argentina, lol

    Nov 03rd, 2016 - 07:49 pm - Link - Report abuse 0

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