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MADRID (AP) — British and Spanish overseas ministers said a caller information of talks held Friday complete nan position of nan disputed territory of Gibraltar pursuing Britain’s exit from nan European Union were productive and important advancement was made.
The gathering was betwixt Spain's José Manuel Albares, Britain’s David Cameron and European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic successful Brussels. Gibraltar Chief Minister Fabian Picardo besides attended. It was nan first clip representatives from nan 4 areas had travel together for talks connected nan issue.
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In a connection aft nan meeting, nan parties said "discussions took spot successful a constructive atmosphere, pinch important advancement achieved.
People locomotion past a Brexit accusation agency astatine nan British territory of Gibraltar, connected Jan. 31, 2020. British and Spanish overseas ministers are to meet successful Brussels connected Friday, April 12, 2024, successful a bid to return a elephantine leap guardant connected talks complete nan position of nan disputed territory of Gibraltar pursuing Britain's exit from nan European Union. All sides are eager to clinch a woody earlier European elections successful June which could group nan timepiece back. Britain near nan European Union successful 2020 pinch nan narration betwixt Gibraltar and nan bloc unresolved. (AP Photo/Javier Fergo)
"General governmental lines person been agreed (on), including connected airport, equipment and mobility. Negotiations will proceed complete nan coming weeks to reason nan EU-UK Agreement," it added.
All sides are eager to clinch a woody earlier European elections successful June.
Britain near nan European Union successful 2020 pinch nan narration betwixt Gibraltar and nan bloc unresolved. Talks connected a woody to guarantee group and equipment tin support flowing complete nan Gibraltar-Spain separator person made halting advancement successful nan 19 rounds of negotiations truthful far, but some Spanish and U.K. officials person precocious expressed optimism astir a deal.
In Britain’s 2016 Brexit referendum, 96% of voters successful Gibraltar supported remaining successful nan EU. The mini territory connected Spain's confederate extremity depends greatly connected entree to nan EU marketplace for its 34,000 inhabitants.
Gibraltar was ceded to Britain successful 1713, but Spain has maintained its sovereignty declare ever since. Relations concerning nan Rock, arsenic it is popularly referred to successful English, person had their ups and downs complete nan centuries.
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A awesome sticking constituent has been who controls Gibraltar’s airport, which nether nan projected free-movement woody would beryllium an outer separator of nan EU. The U.K. and Gibraltar person resisted Spain’s insistence that Spanish separator officials beryllium based astatine nan airport, which is besides location to a Royal Air Force base.
The British Foreign Office said Thursday that while it did not expect a last statement Friday, "getting elder governmental figures from nan UK, European Commission, Spain and Gibraltar successful 1 room is significant."
