Spain shows its "total commitment" to Tunisia after the latest attack

Spain's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Arancha González Laya, today expressed her "total commitment to the government and citizens of Tunisia following the attack in the city of Susa, in the centre of the country, which caused the death of a policeman. 

González Laya conveyed this message during his visit to Tunisia after paying tribute to the victims of the attack committed at the Bardo National Museum in the country's capital in March 2015 by a cell linked to the terrorist group Estado Islámico, in which 22 people died, including two Spanish tourists. 

"Today's attack reminds us that the fight against terrorism is not over. Spain, as a country that has suffered the scourge of terrorism, shows its total commitment to the Tunisian people and government to continue fighting terrorism in all its manifestations", the minister stressed. 

González Laya made these statements to the media after visiting a shelter for women suffering from gender violence in the Tunisian medina, where she arrived from the Bardo Museum. 

In Sousse, the Jihadists attacked a hotel in 2015, killing 38 people, mostly British tourists, a few months after the attack on the archaeological museum. 

After assuring that the terrorists will never win the battle for democracy", the head of Spanish diplomacy called for working together for peace and stability in the Mediterranean and the Sahel, "a space that is today fragile". 

In her opinion, it is necessary to "redouble efforts" between the European countries and those on the southern shore under the umbrella of the UN to tackle what she considered to be "a real geopolitical challenge" for Europe.