The King will preside over a major event this Monday at the Royal Theater in Madrid to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Spain's accession to NATO, which will be attended by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, and the Secretary General of NATO, Jens Stoltenberg , in addition to the previous heads of the Executive and former heads of the Atlantic Alliance, such as Javier Solana.
Pedro Sánchez wants to give the event, to which more than 300 personalities have been invited, maximum relevance since it will be a starting point for the NATO summit to be held in Madrid on June 29 and 30 -during the During the week the Chief Executive has been meeting with Stoltenberg at the Quintos de Mora estate, in Los Yébenes (Toledo)-. However, the ministers of Unidas Podemos will be absent from the event.
In this regard, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, has transferred this Monday that he does not know the reasons for this absence but has assured that "the important thing is the decisions of the Council of Ministers", in an interview on TVE .
"I have not spoken with them," he said when asked about a reading of this absence of his government partners and if this is due to scheduling problems. Of course, the minister wanted to confirm that "Tuesday to Tuesday" the entire Council of Ministers agrees "that peace must return to Ukraine as soon as possible, that the Spanish must be protected and that the European project must be maintained ".
Among those invited to the event are the heads of State institutions, including the presidents of the Constitutional Court, Juan José González Rivas; from Congress, Meritxell Batet; and from the Senate, Ander Gil. The former presidents of the Government, José María Aznar and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, have also confirmed their presence, while the confirmation of the other former heads of the Executive, such as Mariano Rajoy and Felipe González, is awaited. The members of the Atlantic Council, which has its headquarters in Brussels, will also attend Madrid.
The ceremony will start at 11.00. Sánchez will deliver a few words and will be followed by the Secretary General of NATO. Next, a colloquium will take place with former heads of the Atlantic Alliance and the act will be closed by the King. Then, already at the Royal Palace, Don Felipe will give an official lunch to those attending this commemorative event of the 40th anniversary of Spain's entry into NATO, which the Government wants to be the starting gun for the Madrid summit on 29 and June 30.
