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San Jose, Jun 11 (EFE).- The Prime Minister of the Spanish Government, Pedro Sánchez, made a call to Morocco Friday to overcome the diplomatic crisis between the two countries and resume dialogue and cooperation.Sánchez made that appeal in the press conference held with the president of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado, after the meeting of both countries in San Jose. (Camera: CARLOS LEMOS).SHOT LIST: SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ SPEAKS AT A PRESS CONFERENCE AFTER THIS MEETING WITH COSTA RICAN PRESIDENT CARLOS ALVARADO IN SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA.SOUND BITE: SPANISH PRIME MINISTER PEDRO SANCHEZ (IN SPANISH).TRANSLATION: There are many more things that unite us than those that separate us and we have to promote a constructive agenda that will make us resume that dialogue, that cooperation that for many years has characterized Spain and Morocco.
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