Red Cross volunteers distribute food on Saturday to migrants who were among the thousands who illegally entered the Spanish enclave of Ceuta in late July and are still living there. ANTONIO SEMPERE / AFP
Spain has rejected Morocco's call for talks on the future of the North African Spanish enclave of Ceuta.
Spain's Foreign Ministry poured cold water on the idea on the weekend, Euronews reported, after Morocco had said it wanted bipartisan negotiations about the tiny enclave that was swamped by between 72,000 and 78,000 migrants between July 29 and July 31 in attempts to claim asylum and enter the European Union.
After the breach, Spain criticized Morocco for allowing large numbers of people to approach its border and Morocco insisted it did all it could to prevent the incursion.
Three weeks on, Spain has responded to Morocco's renewed call for Ceuta and the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla to eventually come under Rabat's control.
