Algeria recalls ambassador to Spain for consultations

FILE PHOTO: People greet Sahrawi soldiers during the visit of U.N. envoy to Western Sahara, January 15, 2022. Picture taken January 15, 2022. REUTERS/Ramzi Boudina

ALGIERS (Reuters) - Algeria has summoned its ambassador to Spain back for consultations over Madrid's recent comments on Western Sahara, the foreign affairs ministry said on Saturday.

"The Algerian authorities were very surprised by the surprising statements of the highest authorities in Spain on the issue of Western Sahara," it said.