Sánchez defends a “common sense” foreign policy against “unlimited rearmament and unilateral tariffs”

Eduardo González The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, defended on Tuesday the application of “common sense” in foreign policy in a world where “the logic of retreat prevails, closing borders, curtailing rights, turning security into unlimited rearmament, imposing unilateral tariffs, and undermining international rules.” “There is one year left to complete this legislature, one year to finalize reforms, to continue moving forward, to demonstrate that Spain has its own path, which it can proudly show to many other countries that, unfortunately, are following a completely opposite course,” Sánchez declared at the Moncloa Complex during a press conference to review the political year. “We have one year left to complete this legislature, one year to finalize reforms, to continue moving forward, to demonstrate that Spain has its own path, which it can proudly show to many other countries that, unfortunately, are following a completely opposite path,” Sánchez declared at the Moncloa Complex while addressing the media to review the political year. “In this context, where unfortunately the logic of retreat, closing borders, curtailing rights, turning security into unlimited rearmament, imposing unilateral tariffs, and undermining international rules prevails, I believe Spain is demonstrating that the right thing to do is to defend the opposite: to protect without isolating ourselves,” the Prime Minister asserted. “We are clear on this: we don't want war, we want peace; we don't want tariffs, we want fair international trade based on rules; we don't want genocide, we do want human rights; we don't want the law of the jungle, we do want multilateralism, which must be reformed and strengthened,” he continued. “Ultimately, what we want and what we defend is common sense, coherence, and sound judgment. These are the principles of the Government that define our actions abroad,” he proclaimed. “We continue to support the Ukrainian people, and we are also consistent in our stance on Gaza and Lebanon. And, of course, since the unilateral attack by the United States and Israel on Iran, we have made it clear that our country is defending international law and human rights,” Sánchez reiterated. “We will not be complicit in illegal and unnecessary wars that cause immense suffering,” he asserted. “We condemn these attacks, and we also condemn the indiscriminate attacks by the Iranian regime against other countries in the region. I believe this is another example of our consistency,” he added. Sánchez also reiterated the government's commitment “to transatlantic security,” but cautioned that this security depends on “stronger” “development cooperation.” In this regard, he emphasized that Spain has increased its “official development assistance by thirteen percent, exceeding 4.5 billion euros, while other countries are cutting precisely this official development assistance.” Venezuela earthquake “It was an honor for me to welcome all the volunteers from various regional and municipal governments to Barajas Airport, after these professionals, these volunteers—firefighters and healthcare workers—had been in Venezuela helping the people of our sister nation after the earthquake they suffered, deploying a field hospital and providing medical assistance to the victims,” he continued. “We have not forgotten, of course, those victims, that catastrophe in our sister country, and, of course, from Spain we will do everything in our power, also from the perspective of the international community, to ensure that financial resources arrive to contribute to its reconstruction,” he concluded.

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