The Spanish Foreign Minister, Trinidad Jiménez, on Wednesday asked the United Kingdom to stop the incidents between the Civil Guard patrols and Gibraltar Police in the waters around the Rock, so as to ‘facilitate cooperation’ against crime.
Jiménez made the call when speaking to journalists ahead of appearing before the Foreign Affairs Commission of Congress, where she explained Spain’s policy in the Mediterranean.
She underlined the Spanish Government’s full support for the work of the Guardia Civil in Algeciras Bay.
It follows a complaint from Gibraltar on Tuesday about a new incident between the Guardia Civil patrol boat, P74- Atalaya, and a merchant vessel in waters which Gibraltar considers to be its jurisdiction.
‘We call on the United Kingdom to cease this type of situations, of incidents, which only benefit the criminals and drug trafficking’, said Jiménez.
She also indicated that she had not, as yet, received any response from a previous complaint to the United Kingdom about an earlier incident on April 24, and said the best way to receive this formal explanation should be in a face to face meeting.
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