Overview
- In a joint communiqué, Spain reiterated its 2022 stance on Western Sahara and said it welcomes the UN Security Council resolution prioritizing talks based on Morocco’s autonomy proposal.
- Both sides signed 14 non‑binding instruments on digital government, taxation and justice cooperation, education and sport, social protection, agriculture and fisheries.
- No announced progress emerged on reopening full customs for Ceuta and Melilla, delimiting waters off the Canary Islands, or shifting management of Saharan airspace.
- There was no joint press conference or opportunity for questions, drawing public complaints from Spain’s press associations FAPE and APM about a lack of transparency.
- The meeting underscored political strains, with Sumar ministers absent as Yolanda Díaz rejected any concession of Saharan territory and the Canary Islands’ president protested the region’s exclusion.