US Congressional Report Calling Ceuta, Melilla ‘Moroccan Territory’ Resurfaces
- The US House Appropriations Committee report described Ceuta and Melilla as Spanish-administered cities located in Moroccan territory, noting Morocco's longstanding claim and supporting diplomatic talks between Rabat and Madrid on their status.
- The report accompanied a 2027 appropriations bill and was authored by Mario Díaz-Balart, chair of the subcommittee funding US diplomacy.
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Ceuta and Melilla: Why the U.S. and China Are Watching Morocco-Spain Tensions
The interest of Chinese intelligence, military, political, and strategic circles in the current state of increasing American interest in the cities of Ceuta and Melilla and the exploitation by the American legislature of the current international controversy over them after thousands of Moroccan refugees crossed into the Spanish cities of Ceuta and Melilla illegally and […] The post Ceuta and Melilla: Why the U.S. and China Are Watching Morocco-…
The author of the April report at the Capitol assures ABC that the text does not change Washington’s official position nor calls for the transfer of the two cities
It circulates a non-binding report that considers the autonomous cities “Moroccan territories”, but no U.S. law has transferred its sovereignty (nor could it)
Dear Aldo, I admit that until now I would not have been able to indicate Ceuta or Melilla on a map.
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