Spain, Britain Reach Deal on Gibraltar Issues
From Times Wire Reports
Spain and Britain have reached a deal to resolve side issues stemming from their 300-year-old dispute over Gibraltar but sidestepped the main one -- their claims to sovereignty over the Rock at Spain’s southern tip.
A key aspect in the accord will open Gibraltar to commercial flights from Spain and the rest of Europe.
An Anglo-Dutch fleet captured Gibraltar in 1704, and Spain ceded sovereignty to Britain in 1713 but has persistently sought its return.
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