On December 31st 2020, in the context of the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from theEuropean Union, Spain and the United Kingdom came to a bilateral understandingregarding Gibraltar. This understanding must serve to lay the foundations for the future relationship of this territory with the European Union, and we trust that an agreementmay soon be reached between the European Union and the United Kingdom regarding Gibraltar. This agreement must fully respect United Nations’ doctrine regarding saidterritory, with which Spain is fully aligned. It must also respect the legal position of my country as regards sovereignty andjurisdictionconcerning Gibraltar