<h6><strong>Eduardo González</strong></h6> <h4><strong>Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares travels to New York this Sunday to participate in the 80th High-Level Week of the United Nations General Assembly, where he will present Spain's proposals to end the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East.</strong></h4> The minister's agenda—who will be part of the delegation led by King Felipe VI and Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez—includes his participation in the informal European Union Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), which will take place this Monday the 22nd. Separately, in a week marked by discussions on the Middle East, with the Conference for the Implementation of the Two-State Solution, which will be held on Monday the 22nd and in which Sánchez will participate, Albares will speak on Thursday at the ministerial meeting in support of UNRWA, co-chaired by Spain, Jordan, and Brazil, where he will reiterate his firm political and financial support for the agency. Regarding Ukraine, Spain will also have the opportunity to present its proposals at the Fifth Summit of the Crimea Platform and the annual meeting of the Group of Friends on Accountability in Ukraine, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs indicated in a press release. Furthermore, the main events related to Ibero-America will be the EU-CELAC ministerial meeting (Wednesday the 24th) in preparation for the EU-CELAC Summit in November and the traditional breakfast of Ibero-American foreign ministers (Thursday the 25th), which this year is chaired by Spain as it will host the Ibero-American Summit in 2026. Among the meetings organized by Spain, the high-level roundtable convened by the President of the Government and the Presidents of Brazil and Chile, "Second Meeting in Defense of Democracy" (Wednesday the 24th), also stands out. “Throughout this week, Albares will be responsible for reaffirming Spain's priorities for this 80th session, aligned with those of the EU, with special emphasis on its commitment to the international order based on international law and support for the United Nations,” stated the Foreign Ministry. “He will do so at high-level meetings and side events of interest to Spain, including issues of gender and diversity, the transformation of the global economy, the protection of humanitarian action, the governance of artificial intelligence, climate change, global health, and conflict prevention,” it added. Other issues with Spanish presence throughout the week will include the meeting of EU foreign ministers at the informal Foreign Affairs Council (Monday the 22nd), the meeting of the Group of Friends of Victims of Terrorism (Wednesday the 24th), the G20 ministerial meeting (Thursday the 25th), and the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Youth Action Programme (Thursday the 25th).
