Spain and Great Britain reached an agreement regarding Gibraltar

Spain and Great Britain have agreed on the issue of crossing the border in the area of ​​Gibraltar, which will avoid a “hard Brexit” in this overseas British territory.

The agreement was reached as a result of many hours of negotiations between the head of the Spanish Foreign Ministry and his British colleague Dominic Raab via video conference.

“We have reached a preliminary agreement with Great Britain, which will be the basis of the future agreement between the European Union and Great Britain on Gibraltar,” said Gonzalez.

Gibraltar is an overseas territory of Great Britain. It is located in the south of the Iberian Peninsula, near the Strait of Gibraltar. In the north, it has a land border with Spain (length – 1.2 km; separated from the Spanish city of La Linea de la Concepción by a neutral zone).

The territorial dispute between Spain and Great Britain over Gibraltar lasted for several centuries. In 1713, Britain gained control over the strategic point where the route from the Atlantic to the Mediterranean Sea passes.