Spanish Military to Stay on Disputed Islet until Status Quo Restored

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Spanish Military to Stay on Disputed Islet until Status Quo Restored

Spanish Defense Minister Federico Trillo said Wednesday Spain will only extend its military presence on Perejil Islet until the status quo is restored.

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Spanish Defense Minister Federico Trillo said Wednesday Spain will only extend its military presence on Perejil Islet until the status quo is restored.

Trillo said the Spanish Legion has replaced the special operations commandos originally sent to oust the Moroccan detachment, and will remain in the Spanish territory -- 200 metersoff the coast of Morocco -- until decisions are taken to restore the status quo.

During an extraordinary session of the parliamentarian Defense and Foreign Affairs commissions, Trillo, together with Foreign Minister Ana de Palacio, said that the Spanish military decided totake action only after it determined that diplomatic action is of no use to solve the dispute.

The foreign minister announced she will soon meet with the Secretary General of the Arab League, Amro Musa, as part of the series of bilateral contacts in relation to the Perejil Islet affair.

The Arab League has expressed its support to the Moroccan claimover the territory and has made a call "to prevent any measure that could increase tension on the matter."

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