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In first visit to Ceuta, Spain’s king asks for ‘good faith’ from Morocco after migration crisis
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Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia have visited Ceuta to show solidarity with residents facing a migration crisis. Tensions have risen in the Spanish city in North Africa since about 80,000 migrants crossed its border in July.
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King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia are visiting Ceuta months after more than 70,000 migrants arrived from Morocco. While most have returned, thousands remain. The visit has divided residents and risks reigniting diplomatic tensions with Morocco, which claims sovereignty over Ceuta and Melilla.
Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta for the first time since 2007, amid tensions with Morocco following July’s migration crisis, when more than 70,000 people crossed into the Spanish enclave. Most returned to Morocco, but thousands remained, and dozens died.
Spain’s King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta for the first time in 14 years on Tuesday, as the North African enclave grapples with the aftermath of a mass migrant influx. Authorities have cleared makeshift camps from the beaches ahead of the visit, amid strained relations with neighbouring…
King Felipe VI on Tuesday said Ceuta and Melilla were "an inalienable part" of Spain as he made a landmark visit to the north African territories claimed by neighbouring Morocco. "Ceuta and Melilla are an inalienable part of the political and national reality that is Spain.
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia have visited Ceuta to show solidarity with residents facing a migration crisis. Tensions have risen in the Spanish city in North Africa since about 80,000 migrants crossed its border in July.
CEUTA, Spain -- King Felipe VI delivered a staunch message of support for Ceuta as being an integral part of Spain on Tuesday when the monarch visited the North African territory amid a protracted migration crisis that has strained relations with Morocco.
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