Spanish conciliatory message to Gibraltar from Spanish PM at UN Assembly

Monday, October 1st 2018 - 06:47 UTC

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UK’s post-Brexit relationship with the European Union can be one that creates “prosperity and benefits” for Gibraltar and the wider surrounding region, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told the United Nations General Assembly. Read full article

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But where on previous occasions Spain has used unequivocal language to describe Gibraltar as an “anachronism” that breaks up Spanish territorial integrity, this year Mr. Sanchez avoided any explicit reference to sovereignty -

Rajoy - “This is the only such territory in Europe, and one that affects our own territorial integrity,” Mr Rajoy said, claiming that Britain had “ignored the mandate” of the UN General Assembly. (Daily Telegraph 26 Sept 2013).

The Spanish believe that territorial integrity argument prevents Gibraltar from claiming self-determination.

But….Gibraltar – Territorial Integrity: https://www.academia.edu/29347730/Gibraltar_-Territorial_
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