The Diplomat
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, José Manuel Albares, held an intense day of work yesterday on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland), which included meetings with businessmen, with the Prime Minister of Lebanon, with his counterpart from Peru and with the president of the International Red Cross.
As reported through his official account on the social network X, Albares held a meeting with the Lebanese Prime Minister, Najib Mikati. “Spain is committed to the peace, stability and prosperity of Lebanon, to which we contribute with the UNIFIL peace mission,” declared the minister. “We have also addressed the situation in the region and the Spanish Cooperation projects in Lebanon,” he added.
Subsequently, Albares met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Javier González-Olaechea Franco, “to address bilateral, economic and cooperation relations between Spain and Peru,” he explained on the same social network. “We will continue working to strengthen Ibero-American cooperation,” he added.
The agenda also included a meeting with the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Mirjana Spoljaric, with whom he discussed “the terrible humanitarian situation in Gaza and humanitarian support for Ukraine.” “Spain co-chairs the Donor Support Group and is a major contributor to the ICRC,” he recalled.
Albares’ day in Davos also included a breakfast with the CEOs of Naturgy, CEPSA and Repsol, a meeting with the CEO of the pharmaceutical company Moderna, Stéphane Bancel, and an interview with the Al Jazeera program The Bottom Line.
