Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy is scheduled to meet with the government president in Madrid next Tuesday. Pedro Sanchez Among them are This is the second time an international leader has visited Madrid. After the Russian invasion began.
We are also planning on the same day. acts in parliamente Members will be represented by House Speaker Francina Armengol and Senate President Pedro Lorán. Zelenskiy will take part in an event scheduled for 9:30 a.m. in the Lost Staircase of the Palace of Cortes, where he will be attended by authorities.
Mr. Sanchez and Mr. Zelenskiy have the following plans in advance of their meeting: Visit the Reina Sofia and see Picasso’s Guernicaa work that became an international symbol of rejection of war. After this meeting, the two leaders are scheduled to hold a press conference.
As recently announced by government officials, the government will use its stay in Spain next week to convey its full support and the need to continue pressure on Russia.
Until now, the exact date on which Ukraine’s president will be expelled for security reasons has not been disclosed.
The Elysée Palace previously reported: Zelensky visits Paris He is scheduled to meet with French President Emmanuel Macron this Monday.
Second visit to Spain
First visit to Spain in May 2024Zelenskiy signed a bilateral security and defense agreement with Sanchez at the Moncloa Palace. Its scope spanned areas such as humanitarian assistance, national reconstruction, and the “quest for a just and lasting peace based on international law.”
Similarly, the King and Queen organized an honorary luncheon with international leaders at the Royal Palace.
After the start of the war, the President of Ukraine He also attended the extraordinary parliamentary plenary session in April 2022. Although he participated via video conference, it was not until May 2024 that he attended Carrera de San Jerónimo in person during a state visit.
With this visit, President Zelenskiy resumes visit to Spain, which had to be canceled in April this year This is to allow the Ukrainian leader to attend Pope Francis’ funeral at the Vatican.
On October 21, President Zelenskiy agreed to the following in a telephone conversation with President Sanchez: A new encounter between the two.
During the conversation, the President of Ukraine expressed his gratitude for Spain’s dispatch. 70 generators supporting the rebuilding of the energy system The country faces constant bombing by Russia.
In a message to X that day, Mr. Sanchez explained that in a telephone conversation with Mr. Zelensky he had assured him: Spain will continue to support Ukraine until a “just and lasting” peace is achieved.