The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, has settled with the President of Andalusia, Juanma Moreno, the controversy over statements made by an Andalusian counselor in relation to the agreement on Gibraltar and both have committed to “working with loyalty” to achieve an agreement that is satisfactory, as Foreign sources have informed Europa Press.
Albares spoke by phone this afternoon with Moreno to convey his “discomfort” following statements made the day before by the Minister of Tourism of Andalusia, Arturo Bernal, who assured that the minister had said that the Board would find out about the agreement on Gibraltar. that Brussels and London negotiate “in the BOE”.
The department headed by Albares had already refuted these statements this Tuesday, recalling that the minister has met on seven occasions with representatives of the Junta de Andalucía, the mayors of Campo de Gibraltar and the social partners to inform them “in detail” of the ongoing negotiation and “gather their opinions”.
According to the aforementioned sources, this Wednesday’s conversation has allowed the matter to be clarified and both the minister and the Andalusian president “have committed to working with loyalty and institutional respect with the shared objective” that the negotiations conclude “in a satisfactory manner for all.” “.
In this sense, Albares, who yesterday had demanded from the president of the Board “respect and collaboration” in the face of a negotiation as complex as the one that has been going on for three years to establish Gibraltar’s relationship with the EU after Brexit, thanked ” the constructive tone” of Moreno.
