Oct 14 Opposition Respond To Chief Ministers Remarks in the UN
Whilst welcoming that part of the Chief Minister’s intervention in the US dealing with the 2006 Constitution and the Cordoba Agreement, the GSD questions the appropriateness of his far too generalised and indiscriminate comments regarding the campaign of hatred against the people of Gibraltar, only weeks before he is to hold talks with the Spanish Government.
As Gibraltar’s Chief Minister, Mr Picardo should at all times distinguish, between the Government of Spain on the one hand and the Spanish nation and media on the other. There are many people in Spain who have been critical of the way the PP Government has dealt with Gibraltar and the Chief Minister himself has made good use of his TV appearances, newspaper and radio interviews in Spain to defend Gibraltar’s position.
The latest statement by the Opposition in relation to the 2006 Constitution and the Cordoba agreement has missed the point.
Immediately after his speech at the UN, the Chief Minister held a meeting with Sir Mark Lyall Grant, the British Ambassador to the UN at which Mr Picardo briefed the Ambassador on the current issues affecting Gibraltar.
With a visit to the UN and a conference with the Council on Foreign Relations under their belts, the six local students that were chosen to accompany the Government delegation to the New York this week, explained that they had really enjoyed the meetings, especially at the UN.
The Environmental Safety Group today met with MEP Sir Graham Watson to brief him on the worsening situation of sewage contamination at Western Beach, as well as on the broader issues of environmental degradation in the Bay contained in their recently published paper.
