Abinader Meets Former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar in Madrid
Dominican President Luis Abinader met with former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar in Madrid. The meeting opens his agenda in Spain.
Key points
- The meeting took place Tuesday at The Palace hotel in Madrid.
- Foreign Minister Víctor "Ito" Bisonó attended.
- Aznar served as Spain's prime minister from 1996 to 2004.
- Abinader will attend the Ibero-American Summit, starting Wednesday.
Dominican President Luis Abinader met Tuesday with former Spanish Prime Minister José María Aznar López. The meeting took place at The Palace, a Luxury Collection Hotel, in Madrid, according to the Dominican Presidency.
According to the official statement, the meeting was friendly and private. The Presidency described it as a meeting between two leaders with a long relationship, aimed at finding solutions to social problems. Foreign Minister Víctor "Ito" Bisonó was present for the conversation.
Abinader arrived in the Spanish capital Tuesday morning, and the conversation with Aznar took place that same day.
Aznar served as prime minister of Spain from 1996 to 2004. He currently chairs the Foundation for Analysis and Social Studies (FAES) and the Atlantic Institute of Government (IADG).
The Dominican leader will remain in Spain to attend the XXX Ibero-American Summit starting Wednesday. The forum marks its 35th year and aims to relaunch the Ibero-American space after the failed 2024 meeting in Cuenca, Ecuador. Planned topics include artificial intelligence, disaster response, and academic mobility. The summit runs under the motto "Juntos construimos comunidad. Juntos la proyectamos hacia el futuro y hacia el mundo."
With additional reporting from: Diario Libre