Morocco will endeavor without respite to retrieve two Spanish-occupied cities

Morocco will endeavor without respite to retrieve Sebta and Mellilia (two Moroccan northern cities still under Spanish control), Moroccan Delegate Minister in Charge of the Maghreb and the Arab and Islamic Worlds said.

Abdeslam Znined told the House of Representatives (lower house) that the perfection of Morocco's territorial integrity is one of the major pillars of Rabat's foreign policy.

The Kingdom is undertaking several eforts to convince Spain of the legitimacy of Morocco's claims, he said, adding that the African and Asian countries oppose the occupation of the two Moroccan cities by Spain.