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Morocco to return envoy to Spain after Madrid shifts stance on Western Sahara -Madrid source

Morocco's ambassador to Spain will return to Madrid after Spain clarified that it supported Rabat's autonomy proposal for Western Sahara, a Spanish government source said on Sunday.

Ambassador Karima Benyaich was recalled to Morocco in May 2021 in protest after Madrid admitted a Western Sahara independence leader for medical treatment using Algerian documents. Morocco said it was not informed in advance.

Spain told Morocco on Friday that it regarded Rabat's autonomy proposal for Western Sahara to be "serious, credible and realistic", the Rabat government said, in a move expected to resolve the diplomatic dispute.

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