The Chief Minister, Fabian Picardo, today met with the Foreign Secretary, Rt Hon Lord David Cameron, at the Foreign Office in London in order to discuss the outstanding issues and matters in the ongoing negotiation with the European Union in relation to Gibraltar.
A 32-year-old Algerian national, Hassan Kaswat, of No Fixed Abode, has been charged under the Immigration, Asylum and Refugee Act after he was rescued from the sea by a Gibraltar Pilots vessel yesterday afternoon, approximately 500m off Rosia Bay.
The Chief Minister Fabian Picardo and the Deputy Chief Minister Dr Joseph Garcia took full advantage of their visit to London in order to put across the views of Gibraltar on a whole range of issues.