Cooperation between Spain and Morocco avoiding human tragedies

Madrid- The cooperation between Spain and Morocco in the fight against illegal immigration has helped prevent human tragedies like those that occurred last weekend in the Mediterranean, said, Wednesday, the Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo.

The head of Spanish diplomacy, who was speaking at the session of government control in the Congress of Deputies (lower house of parliament), highlighted the importance of cooperation with Morocco to face a global challenge such as illegal immigration.

In this context, Margallo said that cooperation with countries of origin and transit of illegal immigration such as Morocco and Mauritania is essential to avoid the death of illegal migrants.

As the sinking boat in the Mediterranean with hundreds of migrants aboard, the Spanish minister called for “urgent action” from the international community.

Since the beginning of the year, a total of 35,000 people tried to leave Libya through the sea to get to Europe, he lamented, saying that this phenomenon will continue in the coming months due to improvement climatic conditions.

According to the International Organization for Migration “IOM”, a total of 1,727 immigrants have died since the beginning of the year in their attempt to cross the Mediterranean to reach Europe.