Spain sends a clear message to Morocco

In recent weeks, Spain has reasserted its sovereignty over Melilla. The Spanish Navy deployed a warship to the waters of the autonomous city where some 300 citizens also pledged allegiance to the Spanish flag. Two strong acts which sound like a clear message addressed to Morocco which has continued to claim this territory.

Last Sunday, Spain sent the aircraft carrier Juan Carlos I, the largest warship built in Spain, to the waters of Melilla. Since last February, the Spanish Navy has deployed the patrol boat Isla Pinto (P-84) in Melilla to carry out a permanent deterrence and surveillance mission there, as well as in the islands and rocks under Spanish sovereignty and claimed by Morocco, recalls The debate.