UK rejects Spanish request for Gibraltar talks

UK rejects Spanish request for Gibraltar talks

Britain rejected a Spanish proposal to hold one-on-one talks over the sovereignty of the contested British overseas territory of Gibraltar on Tuesday. Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo made the appeal for such negotiations to be held “as soon as possible,” in the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday. However, a spokeswoman from British Prime Minister David Cameron’s office said London would not enter into any talks on the subject, Reuters reported. The only talks Britain could envisage would be between Spain and Gibraltar over fishing practices, but not over the enclave’s sovereignty or control of its fishing waters, she said.