The Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, spoke on Tuesday at the Atlantic Council, one of the most important think tanks in the United States, about the main milestones of Spanish foreign policy announced in the Foreign Action Strategy for the coming years, which sets out the roadmap for Spain to become a "global player" in the face of "daunting challenges".
At this forum specialising in foreign policy and security, which recently featured the President of Finland and the Ministers for Foreign Affairs of France and Pakistan, Albares set forth Spain's position on issues such as Euro-Atlantic security, NATO's strategy for the southern flank, the conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East, transatlantic relations and Ibero-America.
Albares outlined the role that Spain wants to play in the complex international arena, what our interests are, what values we identify with and how we will project ourselves in the world. In this sense, the Minister defended Spain's dialogue with countries "that are key to tackling global challenges such as economic stability, the climate emergency and migration".
In this context, he referred to Spain's Foreign Action Strategy for the next four years, stressing that Spain "remains committed to a strong Euro-Atlantic relationship, with multilateral solutions to common problems and with a global vision that begins in our immediate neighbourhood but reaches far beyond".
Opening of the General Assembly
The Minister's speech came after the first day in New York with the opening of the General Debate of the 80th Ministerial Week of the General Assembly of the United Nations, which he attended accompanying King Felipe VI and the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez.
In the margins of the debate, Albares took the opportunity to hold a series of bilateral meetings, including with his counterparts from Morocco, Algeria and Canada, as well as with representatives of the United Nations World Food Programme and the Gulf Cooperation Council.
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