In a statement, the Palestinian group said the move is “in line with the honourable position of Spain in rejecting the Zionist aggression on the Gaza Strip, and to prevent supplying it with weapons to continue the genocide against our Palestinian people.”
The Spanish Royal Court reported that Abdel Wahed has been heading the diplomatic mission of the State of Palestine in Spain since 2022, where he already had the same status as other ambassadors. His rank was changed officially after Madrid recognised the State of Palestine on 28 May, following the example of Ireland and Norway.
Spain has requested to join South Africa’s complaint against Israeli regime at the International Court of Justice over the regime’s genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
Spain has decided to ban ships carrying weapons for the Israeli regime from stopover at its ports a day after the authorities denied a vessel to dock at southeastern Cartagena port.
During their talks, Amir-Abdollahian expressed content with good relations between Iran and Spain and touched upon some good and positive developments in bilateral ties, adding, “We see no limits to the enhancement of relations between the two countries and we are always keen to use common ideas to promote issues of mutual interest.”
In a statement, Madrid called on Israel to "scrupulously respect the status quo of holy sites" and for all parties to "do everything possible" to avoid fresh tensions and preserve stability.
Zurab Polilikashvili, General Secretary of the World Tourism Organization, tweeted about his meeting with the Iranian ambassador to Spain to strengthen Iran's tourism.