Algeria To Continue Gas Supply To Spain Despite Sahara Row

Algeria will continue to supply gas to Spain despite a diplomatic row with Spain over Western Sahara.

The Anadolu Agency reported on Sunday, that Algeria's President, Abdelmadjid Tebboune disclosed this.

The President's statement reads, "We assure the Spanish friends, the Spanish people that Algeria will never abandon its commitment to supply Spain with gas under any circumstances."

"Algeria's relations with Spain are good and very solid," he added.

The Algerian leader said the Spanish government's support of a Moroccan proposal for self-rule in Western Sahara was morally and historically unacceptable.

Last month, Algeria recalled its ambassador from Spain in protest of the Spanish support for the Moroccan self-rule proposal.

Western Sahara is an area along Africa's Atlantic coast that has a population of about 600,000 residents, according to the UN's estimates.

It was colonized by Spain in the 19th century and annexed in 1975 by Morocco.