Iran has apologized to Spain for the arrest of its consular representative in Tehran, warding off a diplomatic crisis, Foreign Ministry sources said Friday in Madrid, DPA reported.
Spain had threatened to recall its ambassador to Iran for consultations unless Tehran apologized for the arrest of Ignacio Perez-Cambra after he took a walk in an area where anti-government protesters were staging a rally on Monday.
The Spaniard was held for over four hours before being released.
Iran had violated the Vienna Convention regulating diplomatic relations, because it did not inform Perez-Cambra of the reasons for his arrest, Foreign Minister Trinidad Jimenez said.
Jimenez' Iranian counterpart Ali-Akbar Salehi called her on Thursday, and she "accepted" his apologies, the sources said.
Iran apologizes to Spain for diplomat's arrest
Iran has apologized to Spain for the arrest of its consular representative in Tehran, warding off a diplomatic crisis, Foreign Ministry sources said Friday in Madrid.
