Spain and Morocco will soon try to find a solution to the problem of the demarcation of Canarian and Moroccan waters, but also of the waters of the Sahara. Rabat would like to offer contracts to Spanish wind companies in return for control of the Sahara airspace, currently managed by Spain.
The Hispano-Moroccan commission which will look into the demarcation of Canarian and Moroccan waters could start its work in June in Madrid, understands El Español, recalling that Morocco wants to offer contracts to Spanish wind companies in return for the recognition of waters surrounding the Sahara and the control of its airspace, currently managed by Spain.
The company Enaire, in charge of managing Spanish air navigation, has signed memorandums of understanding with ONDA, its Moroccan counterpart, in order to coordinate the transfer of aircraft between the two airspaces. “These agreements are of a political nature and are signed between air navigation service providers, without the intervention of the civil aviation authorities of the States”, specified in 2017 by the Spanish government.
Morocco is ready to make the largest industrial zone in Dakhla available to the Spanish Confederation of Business Organizations (CEOE) to facilitate the export of Spanish products to Africa and strengthen Spain’s economic capacities. Spanish companies will benefit from concessions to carry out fishing activities, set up fish farms, or explore for hydrocarbons in the territory and the Sahara coast.
The Consulate General of Morocco in Las Palmas, Ahmed Moussa, sent a letter this month to the presidents of the chambers of commerce to invite Canarian businessmen to the Economic and Commercial Forum on business opportunities in the Dakhla region, which will take place on June 20 and 21 in Dakhla.
