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Gibraltar condolences on the death of ex foreign minister Fernando Moran

'If Spain was handed Gibraltar on a plate against the wishes of its people it would be a bad deal for Spain,' ex minister Moran was quoted

Fabian Picardo, Chief Minister of the Gibraltar government expressed on Wednesday condolences on its behalf, and on behalf of the People of Gibraltar, to the family of Fernando Moran, former Foreign Minister of the Kingdom of Spain, who has passed away on 19 January.

Fernando Moran was known for being Foreign Minister at the time of the re-opening of the frontier with Spain and for having said 'If Spain was handed Gibraltar on a plate against the wishes of its people it would be a bad deal for Spain.'

He also visited Gibraltar to appear on GBC for an interview and debate.