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Sep 05 - Margallo Calls for ‘Ad-Hoc’ Talks with Britain

margalloAppearing before the Spanish Parliament yesterday, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia Margallo explained that Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy would once again request bilateral talks with the UK at the UN General Assembly to be held in New York later this year.

Europa Sur reports that last year Sr. Rajoy proposed the commencement of open and honest dialogue with the UK, over Gibraltar sovereignty. Also during his speech, Sr. Margallo touched upon the possibility of addressing Gibraltar’s sovereignty at the International Spanish Courts.

He explained that his Government is endorsing a law proposed by the former PSOE government in 1985, which urged the Executive to ‘recover the exercise of Spanish sovereignty’.

Sr. Margallo also announced that the Cabinet had formed a working group on Gibraltar, which will be permanently represented in Brussels. He asked for the support of the Government and the Spanish people. He insisted that Gibraltar’s low taxation and free trade harmed Spain and its interests.

Margallo stressed the need for positive dialogue between the UK and Spain. He described UK Foreign Secretary William Hague as a good friend. He touched upon the Government’s study into Gibraltar based gaming companies who hold servers in Spain. Finally, Europa Sur notes that Margallo wished to reaffirm ‘ad-hoc’ talks with the British Government in order to find common solutions to the current issues between Gibraltar and Spain.