On Tuesday, a few minutes before her meeting with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, the European Union and Cooperation, Arancha González Laya, Morocco's ambassador to Spain said that «all actions have consequences and we must assume them». Quoted by Europa Press, Karima Benyaich insisted on the fact that there are «attitudes that cannot be accepted», referring to the hospitalization of the Polisario secretary general, which provoked anger in Morocco. According to the diplomat, relations between neighboring countries and friends must be based on «mutual trust, which must be worked on and maintained». URGENTE. Marruecos llama a consultas a su embajadora en Madrid. Es la crisis más grave en una década. Más en @EFEnoticias pic.twitter.com/4DnoIsscxU — Javier Otazu (@otazuelcano) May 18, 2021 It further described as «unusual» the speed with which she was summoned by the Spanish Foreign Department. According to EFE, Morocco also recalled its ambassador to Madrid on Tuesday for consultations. Karima Benyaich's words contrast with those of the Spanish government which, in official statements, has so far avoided establishing a direct link between the migration crisis in Ceuta and the Ghali affair. Indeed, the Spanish Interior and Foreign Ministers continue to dismiss the idea that Morocco would use the migration card to pressure the left-wing coalition following the reception of Brahim Ghali in a hospital in Logroño. For the record, Karima Benyaich had already been summoned to the Spanish Foreign Ministry in December for clarification on the statement of the head of the Moroccan government, Saadeddine El Othmani on Ceuta and Melilla.
