"However, we do not accept the main conclusion in the report that joint sovereignty is unacceptable, " the spokesman said, speaking on condition of anonymity.
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Spanish reaction varied from questioning the validity of the process, to observing that no Spanish government has done enough to make joint sovereignty or integration with Spain an attractive prospect.
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Straw told lawmakers in the House of Commons that the final decision on joint sovereignty would rest with the 35, 000 residents of Gibraltar _ who vehemently oppose such a plan.
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Israeli newspapers, radio and television reported Friday that Barak, who previously said he would never consider dividing Jerusalem, was now contemplating joint sovereignty in some areas of the holy city.
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Britain will hold on to Gibraltar so long as its people wish, Prime Minister John Major said Thursday, affirming his government's rejection of a Spanish proposal of joint sovereignty.
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"With Ulster Unionists at the table there will no united Ireland, there will be no joint sovereignty, no joint authority _ actual or disguised, " he said.
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"With Ulster Unionists at the table there will no united Ireland, there will be no joint sovereignty, no joint authority _ actual or disguised, " said Trimble.
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Chief Minister Peter Caruana of Gibraltar said the colony's 35, 000 inhabitants had zero confidence in the British government and would vote overwhelmingly against joint sovereignty in a proposed referendum.
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In 1997 a second proposal was made by the Spanish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Abel Matutes, foreseeing a hundred-year period of joint sovereignty before a definite transfer to Spain.
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The notion of joint sovereignty over religious sites claimed by both Jews and Muslims has been raised in previous negotiations, and the Israeli media said it had come up again at the Taba talks.
