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| Spain in rare talks on Gibraltar | Spain in rare talks on Gibraltar |
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| Spain's foreign minister has held talks in Gibraltar with his UK counterpart - the first visit by a Spanish minister for 300 years. | Spain's foreign minister has held talks in Gibraltar with his UK counterpart - the first visit by a Spanish minister for 300 years. |
| Miguel Angel Moratinos and David Miliband sought greater maritime, financial and judicial co-operation. | Miguel Angel Moratinos and David Miliband sought greater maritime, financial and judicial co-operation. |
| The disputed territory has been a great source of tension between the nations since Britain captured it in 1704. | The disputed territory has been a great source of tension between the nations since Britain captured it in 1704. |
| 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 |
| Mr Moratinos crossed the border at lunchtime on Tuesday for the talks, which included Gibraltar's chief minister Peter Caruana. | Mr Moratinos crossed the border at lunchtime on Tuesday for the talks, which included Gibraltar's chief minister Peter Caruana. |
| This will go down as a shameful moment in Spain's history El MundoSpanish newspaper class="" href="/2/hi/europe/8163024.stm">Visit ignites press debate | |
| The meeting - part of the "tripartite forum" between the three countries - deliberately avoided the issue of sovereignty, focusing instead on issues of concern to the 30,000 Gibraltarians. | The meeting - part of the "tripartite forum" between the three countries - deliberately avoided the issue of sovereignty, focusing instead on issues of concern to the 30,000 Gibraltarians. |
| The talks went ahead despite a new row over Gibraltar's territorial waters. | The talks went ahead despite a new row over Gibraltar's territorial waters. |
| The Gibraltarian government opposed a reported move by Spain to use a European Commission environmental directive to officially denote the surrounding seas as Spanish. | The Gibraltarian 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. | 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. |