The King is in Cuenca (Ecuador) to attend the Ibero-American Summit but he does not forget the tragedy caused by DANA and the suffering of thousands of Spaniards. Tonight, in his words at a business meeting, he called for “effort, courage and unity” to, together “with the will and solidarity of the Spanish people and the support of our friends, resume our path of progress and well-being.” Felipe Vi has also asked “not to forget the lessons of this tragedy”
The King has taken the opportunity to thank the Ibero-American community for the expressions of solidarity, affection and support received. He recalled the more than two hundred fatalities and the extreme and unprecedented material devastation, “which fills us with pain and tests us.” “It has been a great pain,” he continued, “a profound blow that has shaken the lives of thousands of people, putting the response capacity to the limit and posing an enormous challenge.”
King Felipe VI, this Thursday, during the business meeting prior to the XXIX Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, in Cuenca (Ecuador).
In addition to calling for hope in recovery, acting with “firmness and perseverance”, the King has reflected on the need to have the “humility to learn and not forget the lessons of this tragedy.” He firmly recalled that at this time it is It is essential that “institutions and civil society act in unison, focusing on helping the victims and the reconstruction of the affected areas.” “What happened,” the King continued, “shows us in the harshest and clearest way, the importance or even the urgency of working together for the common good.
The King, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, is in Ecuador to attend the XXIX Ibero-American Summit being held in the Andean town of Cuenca, a meeting reduced by absences since of the 22 countries that make up the Ibero-American community (19 on the continent, plus Spain, Portugal and Andorra), only the heads of state of Spain, Felipe VI, will be present; of Portugal, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, and the head of Government of Andorra, Xavier Espot, as well as Daniel Noboa, president of the host country. The rest of the countries have sent lower-ranking delegations or none at all.
In his words tonight before Ibero-American businessmen, the King has asked that the summits continue to be a space for “dialogue and interaction, cooperation and shared progress” and has also recalled the need to “work together to build a future.” more favorable and equitable”, although he has recognized that there is still “a lot to do”.
The King, together with the president of Ecuador, Daniel Noboa, and the president of Atlético de Madrid, at the football school financed by the Madrid club, located in the Andean city of Cuenca.
Before attending the business meeting, the King attended this Thursday the inauguration of a football school financed by Atlético de Madrid for children and young people in the Andean town of Cuenca, where a social integration program through sport is being developed. .
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