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| Spain in landmark Gibraltar visit | Spain in landmark Gibraltar visit |
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| Spain's foreign minister is to meet UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband in an historic visit to Gibraltar. | Spain's foreign minister is to meet UK Foreign Secretary David Miliband in an historic visit to Gibraltar. |
| Miguel Angel Moratinos will travel to the British-held peninsula on Tuesday for talks with Mr Miliband and chief minister of Gibraltar, Peter Caruana. | Miguel Angel Moratinos will travel to the British-held peninsula on Tuesday for talks with Mr Miliband and chief minister of Gibraltar, Peter Caruana. |
| It will be the first time a Spanish minister has been to the disputed territory for more than 300 years. | It will be the first time a Spanish minister has been to the disputed territory for more than 300 years. |
| The UK insists it will not hand over Gibraltar against residents' wishes despite Spanish sovereignty claims. | The UK insists it will not hand over Gibraltar against residents' wishes despite Spanish sovereignty claims. |
| Border closed | Border closed |
| The talks, officially called a "trilateral forum of dialogue", were confirmed despite a new row over Gibraltar's territorial waters. | The talks, officially called a "trilateral forum of dialogue", were confirmed despite a new row over Gibraltar's territorial waters. |
| The Gibraltar government opposed a reported move by Spain to use a European Commission environmental directive to officially denote the surrounding seas as Spanish. | The Gibraltar government opposed a reported move by Spain to use a European Commission environmental directive to officially denote the surrounding seas as Spanish. |
| The Self-determination for Gibraltar group has called on Gibraltarians to fly union jacks during the Spanish minister's visit. | The Self-determination for Gibraltar group has called on Gibraltarians to fly union jacks during the Spanish minister's visit. |
| Spain ceded Gibraltar to Britain in 1713 but has long said it should return to Spanish sovereignty. | |
| The border between Spain and Gibraltar was closed by Spanish dictator General Franco in 1969 and did not fully reopen until 1985. | The border between Spain and Gibraltar was closed by Spanish dictator General Franco in 1969 and did not fully reopen until 1985. |