Casa de S.M. El Rey
King Felipe of Spain has spoken by phone with Spanish Prime Minister, Pedro Sanchez, as military deployment are sent to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta after thousands of migrants from Morocco swam on to its beaches at the start of the week. The influx has resulted in a diplomatic crisis between the two kingdoms of Spain and Morocco as Spain now claims that Morocco is not doing enough to keep migrants away from the Spanish enclave on its side of the border.
King Felipe has also been talking to the president of Ceuta to convey his solidarity. Since the early hours of Monday, around 8.000 immigrants have entered Spanish territory at Ceuta. Of these, about 1,500 are minors. The majority of the 8.000 immigrants will be returned to Morocco.