Support for UN Secretary-General Guterres from Spain: Guterres is a friend of peace
Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares has harshly criticized Israel's decision to declare UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres 'persona non grata' and ban him from entering the country. In an interview with La Sexta television, Albares stated, 'We completely reject these slanders and the ban. Guterres is a friend of Spain and a friend of peace.'
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Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares announced that they "completely reject" Israel's decision to declare United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres "persona non grata" and ban him from entering the country.
In his statement to La Sexta television, Albares said, "UN Secretary-General Guterres is a good friend. He is a friend of Spain and, above all, a friend of peace. We completely reject these slanders and this ban, and of course, we support the UN Secretary-General."
In a written statement issued by the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it was announced that Guterres, who has been calling for an urgent de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East, had been declared "persona non grata" and banned from entering Israel.