Mauritanian authorities have denied the landing since Thursday. The Spanish and African governments have a cooperation agreement that makes the return possible. “The situation on board the ship is calm,” the interior ministry said.
The vigilante ship Río Tajo has been at anchor for more than four days since last Thursday 168 migrants on board in the bay of Nouadhibou, in Mauritaniapending negotiations between the authorities to proceed with disembarkation in this African country, the interior ministry said.
Home Office assures that it manages the operation to leave the rescued people in the port. From the ministry headed by Fernando Grande-Marlaska, they explain that it is expected that the problem will be resolved problems arose with the Mauritanian authorities in the coming hours.
The government of Spain has maintained this for ten years an agreement with Mauritania what makes possible “the return to their ports of any migrant, irrespective of his nationality, as long as he has left his shores or passed through his territory.”
The Interior adds that relations with Mauritania are “excellent” and points out, “a good proof of this”, that in 2021 55 boats arrived in the Canary Islands from the coast of this country and last year there were five, the same number in what we have a year
The situation on board the ship, they add, is “calm on all sides”, although Civil Guard sources point out that “a minor altercation resulted from the nervousness of the migrants”. In this sense, sources in the Guardia Civil have reported that “as a result of this tension a few shots in the air”.
Source: EITB
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