The problem of Ceuta and Melilla in the context of the modern relations between Spain and Marocco

Abstract

The article is devoted to the modern relations between Spain and Morocco from the point of view of the Spanish side in context of the territorial dispute on the cities of Ceuta and Melilla that are situated on the north of Africa. Spanish side considers the cities as an integral part of its territory which holds a certain level of strategic, politic, military and economic value.