India condemns incident of trespassing, vandalism at its embassy in Croatia

The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday condemned an incident of trespassing and vandalism at the Indian Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia.

"We condemn the incident of trespassing and vandalism at our Embassy in Zagreb, Croatia by anti-India elements," the MEA said in a statement.

India has taken up the matter strongly with Croatian authorities, both in New Delhi and in Zagreb and asked them to hold the perpetrators accountable for their reprehensible and illegal actions.


In its statement, the ministry noted that diplomatic premises are inviolable and must be protected under the Vienna Convention

"Such actions also speak of the character and motives of those behind them, and law enforcement authorities everywhere would do well to take note of them," the MEA said.