The Royal Office issued a statement where it refers to the message addressed to His Majesty the King of Morocco by the President of the Government of Spain, declaring a new stage in relations between the two countries
In a message addressed to His Majesty King Mohammed VI, the President of the Government of Spain, H.E.M. Pedro Sánchez, stressed that he "recognizes the importance of the Sahara issue for Morocco". As such, "Spain considers the autonomy initiative presented by Morocco in 2007, as the basis, the most serious, realistic and credible, for resolving the dispute”.