Spain summons UK ambassador over 'inappropriate' Gibraltar action


  • World
  • Friday, 18 Jul 2014

MADRID (Reuters) - Spain summoned the British ambassador on Friday to complain about Britain's handling of an incident on Wednesday involving the Spanish Navy near the disputed territory of Gibraltar.

Britain had summoned Spain's ambassador on Thursday after it said a Spanish Navy vessel had sought to redirect two commercial vessels heading to and from the port of Gibraltar on Wednesday because it said they were in Spanish waters. Britain said the vessels had been in international waters.

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