MADRID, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos visited the Moroccan capital Rabat on Thursday in a bid to end a two-month diplomatic crisis, local media reported.
Moratinos conveyed a message "of friendship" from Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero to Moroccan King Mohammed VI, hoping to reinstate their bilateral relations as soon as possible.
The message states Spain's "willingness" to reinforce the bilateral ties "based on mutual respect" and on "future perspectives" both countries share, Moratinos told reporters.
Moroccan Ambassador Omar Azziman to Spain was recalled for consultations because of a controversial visit by Spain's King Juan Carlos to Ceuta and Melilla on Nov. 5 and Nov. 6, his first as head of state. Spain sees both cities as its enclaves on Morocco's Mediterranean coast, while Morocco claims them as its own.
During his trip, Moratinos met with his Moroccan counterpart Taieb Fassi Fihri, who described their talks as "highly important," but declined to elaborate until he informed King Mohammed VI about the talks and handed over the message to the monarch.
Moratinos also said Morocco has to decide when it is convenient for Azziman to return, stressing that Spain wishes to "recover the complete intensity" of the bilateral relation as soon as possible.
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