<h6><strong>Eduardo González</strong></h6> <h4><strong>The Foreign Ministers of Spain and Ibero-America have called for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations to come from Latin America and the Caribbean.</strong></h4> This was agreed upon this past Monday, November 24, during the meeting of Ibero-American Foreign Ministers, chaired by the Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel Albares. The meeting approved the strategic objectives of Ibero-American cooperation and mandated the relevant bodies to develop an operational plan for its implementation. At the meeting, held virtually, the ministers also approved a Joint Ibero-American Position Statement calling for the next Secretary-General of the United Nations to come from Latin America and the Caribbean, according to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The foreign ministers also made progress in developing a proposal for a structured and ongoing dialogue with the Caribbean region, with an agenda focused on shared interests and aimed at achieving tangible results from cooperation between the two regions. The meeting, held under the pro tempore Secretariat held by Spain, also allowed for the approval of various administrative documents necessary for the functioning of the Ibero-American General Secretariat (SEGIB), as well as the presentation of the report on Associate and Consultative Observers. This report will serve as the basis for establishing a schedule of meetings with concrete proposals on political and cooperation matters in preparation for the Ibero-American Summit in Madrid. “With this renewed impetus to the operational mechanisms of the Ibero-American Community of Nations, progress is being made on the schedule of ministerial meetings, forums, and preparatory gatherings leading up to the Ibero-American Summit of Heads of State and Government, to be held in Madrid on November 4 and 5, 2026,” the Ministry concluded.
