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RABAT The United States’ recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara last year has emboldened Rabat to take a harder line with European states on the issue – an approach manifested in the migrant crisis with Spain this week.
A senior Moroccan minister on Tuesday justified the relaxation of border controls with the Spanish enclave of Ceuta by citing the manner of Madrid’s decision to allow a Western Sahara independence leader to go to Spain for hospital treatment.
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The United States' recognition of Moroccan sovereignty over the disputed Western Sahara last year has emboldened Rabat to take a harder line with European states on the issue - an approach manifested in the migrant crisis with Spain this week.
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Rabat: The United States on Sunday started the process of establishing a consulate in contested Western Sahara, after Washington recognised Morocco’s sovereignty there in exchange for Rabat.