Spanish visit to Morocco, 2005

**Humera** · #1 01-06-2005, 03:25 AM

I read that King Juan Carlos is going to Morocco on January 17. Does anyone know if the Queen is accompanying him?

lucys · #2 01-16-2005, 10:17 AM

Tomorrow the King and Queen start a state visit to Morocco.
http://cache.gettyimages.com/comp/51...C30E9B9B114CE8

HMQueenElizabethII · #3 01-17-2005, 09:14 AM

The King's State Visit to Morocco:

HMQueenElizabethII · #4 01-17-2005, 09:56 AM

More of The King and The queen State Visit to Morocco:

HMQueenElizabethII · #5 01-17-2005, 10:17 AM

And some more photos:

Elsa M. · #6 01-17-2005, 11:19 AM

From Elmundo

Article about this visit to Morocco:
http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2005/0...105969089.html

Gallery of photos:
http://www.elmundo.es/fotografia/200...cos/index.html

Sue- · #7 01-17-2005, 01:35 PM

Pics of the visit to Morocco from Casa del Rey

Monalisa · #8 01-17-2005, 09:08 PM

Nice pictures from the 1st day of state visit to morocco.

lucys · #9 01-18-2005, 09:36 AM

A few photos from today:

GrandDuchess · #10 01-18-2005, 03:00 PM

Spain's king cements Morocco ties

King Juan Carlos of Spain has called for a fair final settlement of the Western Sahara dispute, in a speech to the Moroccan parliament in Rabat.

He said Spain wanted to see a "consensual, just and final" settlement for the former Spanish colony.

The Polisario Front has been fighting for independence since the territory was annexed by Morocco in 1975.

Since the Casablanca and Madrid bombings Morocco and Spain have stepped up their anti-terror co-operation.

The king said the anti-terror fight must "not be conducted in a blind or indiscriminate manner," but must conform to existing legal norms, the Spanish news agency Efe reported.

Polisario plea

In a letter to King Juan Carlos, quoted by the French news agency AFP, the Polisario leader, Mohamed Abdelaziz, said Spain and Morocco shared responsibility for the "tragedy" afflicting the Sahrawi people.

He urged Spain to play a positive role in promoting peace and justice in Arab North Africa.

Successive United Nations attempts to negotiate a settlement between Morocco and Polisario have remained stalled.

Moroccan-Spanish relations have thawed since a Socialist government was elected in Spain last March, to replace the previous conservative administration.

A low point in Spanish-Moroccan relations was a dispute two and half years ago when Spanish troops expelled a group of Moroccan soldiers from the disputed Mediterranean island Perjil.

Anti-terror fight

But the king and Queen Sofia were welcomed to the old royal city of Marrakech by thousands of people waving flags when they arrived on Monday.

The two kings made it clear they wanted to draw a line under the crisis period.

"Our two countries, despite the vicissitudes of politics, have been able to maintain constructive dialogue and mutual trust," King Mohammed told his guest in Spanish.

"What unites us is much stronger than what has been able to divide us," King Juan Carlos replied.

Last year Spain and Morocco reinforced their co-operation by signing an agreement on combating terrorism, drugs and human trafficking.

Eleven of the 18 people charged with carrying out the 11 March Madrid train bombings are Moroccans.

Investigators reportedly linked one of the key suspects, Hasan al-Haski, to the bombings carried out in the Moroccan city of Casablanca in 2003.

Elsa M. · #11 01-19-2005, 06:49 AM

From Hellomagazine:

http://www.hellomagazine.com/travel/...moroccoroyals/

Lyonnaise · #12 01-19-2005, 01:06 PM

Caption:
TANGIERS, MOROCCO: King Juan Carlos of Spain and his wife Queen Sofia arrive at Tangiers' airport, northern Morocco, 19 January 2005. The Spanish King is on the third and last day of his state visit to Morocco hailed on both sides of the Mediterranean as a major step in renewing links that had tarnished over recent years

**Humera** · #13 01-19-2005, 02:18 PM

Lalla Salma and Queen Sofia visit a children's social centre

lucys · #14 01-19-2005, 03:54 PM

**Humera** · #15 01-20-2005, 08:05 AM

Lalla Salma of Morocco and Queen Sofia of Spain visit a rehabilitation center for young people in Tanger-Morocco on January 19 , 2005 on the last day of a three-day state visit to Morocco of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. Photo by Abd Rabbo-Nebinger c dpa - Report

Alexandria · #16 01-20-2005, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ~*~Humera~*~

Lalla Salma of Morocco and Queen Sofia of Spain visit a rehabilitation center for young people in Tanger-Morocco on January 19 , 2005 on the last day of a three-day state visit to Morocco of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia of Spain. Photo by Abd Rabbo-Nebinger c dpa - Report

Thanks for the pictures Humera.

I love how affectionate the Queen can be like how she frequently links her arms with others whether she is being welcomed or she is doing the welcoming herself.