CAIRO, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Egypt stressed on Monday the importance of respecting the Spanish Constitution as a basis for resolving the crisis in Catalonia.
Egypt closely follows the developments of the crisis and the repercussions of the referendum held on the first of October, Spokesperson for Egyptian Foreign Ministry Ahmed Abu Zeid said in a statement.
The spokesperson stressed, in this regard, the importance of adhering to the principles of the constitution and respect for Spanish law, as the starting point to overcome this crisis.
He expressed Egypt's aspiration that Spain "overcomes this crisis as soon as possible in order to maintain its stability and protect the aspirations of the Spanish people."
On Saturday, Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said the Spanish ministries will take control over the Catalan regional government under the application of the article 155 of the Spanish constitution.
Rajoy explained that the regional government of Catalonia, Generalitat, would be dissolved, their powers would be controlled by the Spanish ministries and elections would be called within six months.
All these measures have to be passed by the Spanish Senate to be fully implemented.
The crisis developed after about 2.26 million people took part in a referendum on Catalan independence on Oct. 1 despite the Spanish constitutional court ruling it illegal.
