US EditionKing of Spain Warns About the Risk of ‘Dismantling’ the Link Between Europe and the US
King Felipe VI urged loyalty and respect for international law to preserve transatlantic ties and called for a democratic transition in Venezuela with the release of five Spaniards.
- At the conference of ambassadors in Madrid, Felipe VI, King of Spain, warned of the risk of 'dismantling' the transatlantic link between Europe and the United States.
- Citing the diplomatic strains, Felipe VI said maintaining the transatlantic bond requires great patience and diplomatic courage and warned it demands mutual loyalty, trust, and respect for international law.
- He opened by announcing the release of five Spanish citizens detained in Venezuela and urged a genuine, peaceful, inclusive transition to begin soon with guarantees; Felipe VI ascended the throne in 2014.
- He cautioned that erosion would set back democracies, stability, growth and multilateralism, adding that 'we all lose out from the erosion of this bond,' Felipe VI said.
- The two-day conference of ambassadors in Madrid gathered heads of Spanish diplomatic missions worldwide, where Felipe VI implicitly referenced U.S. President Donald Trump's unpredictable behavior as straining transatlantic ties.
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The king has intervened at the closing of the Conference of Ambassadors at the Foreign Ministry where he has influenced the need for "more Europe"
The King has spoken of Venezuela in order to call for “a true democratic, peaceful, inclusive and respectful transition of the sovereign, free and independent will of Venezuelans; they must therefore be the only protagonists of their own destiny.” This was expressed this Friday in the closing ceremony of the 10th Conference of Ambassadors and Ambassadors of Spain, held in Madrid, where he has also pointed out Spain’s “firm and unequivocal” suppo…
King Felipe VI has asked to contribute to a democratic transition, peaceful and respectful of the will of Venezuelans.
This Friday, Felipe VI presided over the closing of the Conference of Ambassadors, held at the headquarters of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, a meeting in which the 126 heads of...
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