The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation continues to consolidate its bilateral international cooperation policy by signing new strategic alliances with some of its partner countries, within the framework of the new Law on Cooperation for Sustainable Development and Global Solidarity. Defined by the Minister, José Manuel Albares, as a new regulation that establishes a "more effective" system in the face of various challenges, this new Partnerships model presents sustainable development as a shared multidimensional and non-linear process.
According to the Minister, the Partnerships for Sustainable Development, translated into bilateral agreements with the partner country, "make it possible to focus cooperation on sectors and areas of development that promote inclusive and innovative public policies".
Signed on 22 July, in the framework of the official visit of the President of the Government Pedro Sánchez to Uruguay, the Uruguay-Spain Partnership for Sustainable Development 2025-2029 is the first strategic alliance and represents a key step in the bilateral relationship and in the implementation of Spain's new cooperation policy for sustainable development.
The details are currently being finalised for a new Partnership for Sustainable Development with Egypt and progress is being made on another with Panama, thus reinforcing the transformative, feminist and multilateral approach of Spain’s cooperation policy, based on mutual respect between partners and joint work to address common sustainable development challenges.
A collaborative, inclusive and innovative process
The new planning instrument identifies regional and global challenges where countries can align their positions. In the case of the new Partnership between Spain and Uruguay, an agreement in the field of security and the fight against transnational organised crime stands out, in addition to the promotion of cultural exchanges between the two countries.
The Partnerships are the result of a collaborative process in which the Ministries of Foreign Affairs of the different countries and their respective cooperation agencies work together with public bodies, civil society, universities and the private sector to advance cooperation beyond the traditional formulas.
The countries concerned are working together to promote global and regional public goods and shared priorities such as equality, care systems, employment, social cohesion and sustainable production, thanks to their joint vision of promoting and defending human rights, multilateralism and democracy.
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