The spokesperson for the Gomera Socialist Group Parliamentary Group (ASG) hopes that the images of the camps on the Arguineguín dock will not be repeated again.
Casimiro Curbelo insists that we must focus on strengthening international cooperation policies with the main countries that send migrants
The spokesperson for the Gomera Socialist Group (ASG) Parliamentary Group, Casimiro Curbelo, highlighted this Monday, the 30th, that the central government resumes the celebration of bilateral summits with Morocco, after five years without being convened, although he has also stated that he trusts that it will be the first step to solve the migration crisis that the Canary archipelago has been experiencing for months.
“There is no doubt that one of the aspects that this meeting between Pedro Sánchez and his counterpart in Morocco should focus on is the current migratory situation that the Canary Islands are experiencing,” defended the regional deputy. “We cannot let this opportunity slip away without providing solutions, since the Islands cannot continue to support these high numbers of migrants arriving on their coasts,” he added.
In Curbelo's opinion, at the summit, which is expected to be held next month in Rabat, "the Government of Spain has to confirm Morocco's commitment to work hand in hand in border control, as well as plan strategies for the repatriation of irregular immigrants who arrive in the Canary Islands."
The spokesperson for the Gomera Socialist Group in the regional Chamber stressed, once again, that "to face the migration crisis we have to strengthen international cooperation mechanisms, both from the Government of the Nation and from the European Union, and in this scenario Morocco is one of the territories with which we must work jointly and as a priority."
In addition, Curbelo appreciated the fact that the first reception camp located at the Arguineguín dock, in Gran Canaria, was set up yesterday Sunday. “The truth is that it has taken more than three months to put an end to this situation, and we hope that these images of hundreds of people spending the night in these facilities are not repeated again,” the deputy reiterated. “It is unsustainable to maintain this camp in the aforementioned port infrastructures and, although the State Government has taken a step forward in this regard, we still have a long way to go to resolve this problem and thus provide dignified treatment to these people who are forced to leave their homes due to misery or war conflicts,” he added.
"The fact that the Arguineguín dock has been cleared does not mean, in any way, that the problem is resolved, since repatriations and referrals to other countries must be carried out, since there is no rule that prohibits transfers to other European territories," Curbelo asserted. Likewise, he pointed out that "in addition, the occupation of the hotels on the Islands, especially in Gran Canaria, was a merely temporary and not definitive decision, which is why the State has to have a clear plan that responds to this problem in a global way."
