ABC said that under the Spanish proposal, Spain and Britain would embark on a program of joint investment in Gibraltar during the period of joint sovereignty.
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But he refused to comment on a report in the Financial Times Tuesday, which said Britain was willing to consider a joint sovereignty arrangement with Spain.
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A series of high-level talks, reportedly centering on a plan for joint sovereignty, have failed to close the gaps between the two nations.
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"Mr . Straw knows that there is no meaningful level of support in Gibraltar for joint sovereignty, " it said in a statement.
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"We do not believe joint sovereignty is the way forward, " said Caruana, Chief Minister of the tiny British colony since 1996.
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The news reports said that under the Spanish plan, the period of joint sovereignty would be followed by the hand over of Gibraltar to full Spanish control.
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But a series of high-level talks, reportedly centering on a plan for joint sovereignty, have failed to close the gaps between the two nations.
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Demonstrators wore red and white, the colors of Gibraltar's banner, and carried signs which read : " No to Joint Sovereignty ."
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Nearly 99 percent of voters on Gibraltar have rejected the idea of Britain sharing its colony with Spain in a stinging rebuff to any plans for joint sovereignty.
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He led them in the battles, from 1883 to 1898, against the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan-Britain and Egypt were exercising joint sovereignty in Sudan.
