Spain resolved to boost relations with Maghreb

The Spanish government on Monday expressed resolve to boost its relations with the North African countries of the Maghreb both at the bilateral level and part of the European Union (EU).

Spanish Foreign Minister, Miguel Angel Moratinos, met Monday with the Spanish ambassadors to the five Maghreb countries (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania) to discuss bilateral relations and EU ties with this region.

"Spain wants to renew and give a new impetus to its relations with these countries (É) while looking into the process of reforms and modernization" in the Maghreb, according to a release published at the end of the meeting.

A "particular attention" was granted to regional integration and to the prospects of Euro-Mediterranean relations, said the release, noting that the meeting also raised the reinforcement of political, social, economic and cultural relations between Spain and countries of the region, as well as security and cooperation for development.