Spain is "very close" to signing a deal on the post-Brexit status of the British territory of Gibraltar, Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said after meeting his British counterpart David Cameron in Brussels.
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“Today we have made progress, because David Cameron has shown a willingness to reach an agreement,” Albares told reporters after the meeting.
Albares did not say when both parties could announce a full agreement but he said they were discussing specific details, such as a formula for how both sides would use the airport.
Albares spoke with Cameron on Monday by telephone and both men agreed to meet in Brussels to further discuss the status of Gibraltar there.
He stressed that Spain had several months ago put on the table “a balanced and generous agreement” and said both sides would continue to negotiate from that.
A spokesperson from Britain’s foreign office said that in the call with Albares, Cameron underlined the British government’s commitment to concluding a UK-EU treaty on Gibraltar “as soon as possible”.
Spain ceded the outpost, famed for its towering rock, to Britain in 1713 but has long called for its return.
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“Today we have made progress, because David Cameron has shown a willingness to reach an agreement,” Albares told reporters after the meeting.
Albares did not say when both parties could announce a full agreement but he said they were discussing specific details, such as a formula for how both sides would use the airport.
Albares spoke with Cameron on Monday by telephone and both men agreed to meet in Brussels to further discuss the status of Gibraltar there.
He stressed that Spain had several months ago put on the table “a balanced and generous agreement” and said both sides would continue to negotiate from that.
A spokesperson from Britain’s foreign office said that in the call with Albares, Cameron underlined the British government’s commitment to concluding a UK-EU treaty on Gibraltar “as soon as possible”.
Spain ceded the outpost, famed for its towering rock, to Britain in 1713 but has long called for its return.
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