Spain has "categorically" condemned the attempt to place the Saharawi flag on the premises of the Moroccan consulate in Valencia,

"violating the inviolability, integrity and dignity of the consular headquarters

, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry.

It was a group of participants in the

rally called by the Federation of Solidarity Associations with the Saharawi People

who tried to access the mast of the consular building to try to place the flag of the Sahara.

According to this communiqué, Spain condemns any action "that contravenes the principles and values ​​of the Vienna Conventions on Diplomatic and Consular Relations" and Foreign Affairs points out that

"no manifestation of the right to assembly may degenerate into illegal actions"

, such as that carried out held this Sunday at the Moroccan consulate.

This is "a clear breach of current legislation," insists Foreign Affairs, which affirms that the Government is investigating what happened and will continue to take all necessary measures "to ensure respect for the integrity and inviolability" of the diplomatic missions accredited in the territory. Spanish.

For its part,

the Consell has also condemned the events

.

The Autonomous Secretary for the EU and External Relations of the Generalitat, Joan Calabuig, deeply regretted this type of act.

"It is an act contrary to the law, it contravenes the Vienna Conventions, and directly affects the inviolability and dignity of the consular headquarters," he explained.

Joan Calabuig has contacted the

Consul General of Morocco, Abdel Illah Idrissi

, expressing his solidarity and condemnation for these acts, which he described as unacceptable.

This incident occurred after the

Secretary General of the Polisario Front and President of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Bahim Ghali

,

declared

the ceasefire signed with Morocco in 1991 as broken and held Rabat responsible for the consequences of their attack on Friday at the Guerguerat border crossing.

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