Felipe VI receives 4 presidents at the Royal Palace for the Ibero-American summit
The leaders of Chile, Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica are in Madrid for the XXX Ibero-American Summit
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- King Felipe VI received the presidents of Chile, Honduras, Guatemala and Costa Rica at the Royal Palace in Madrid, who had arrived for the XXX Ibero-American summit which brings together the 22 Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries.
- Kast reaffirmed diplomatic ties with Spain; Honduras will assume the rotating presidency in 2028.
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Why It Matters
The XXX Ibero-American Summit brings together the 22 Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries in Madrid. Honduras will take over the rotating presidency of the Ibero-American community after Spain, hosting the summit in 2028.
King Felipe VI today received at the Royal Palace four Latin American presidents who arrived in Madrid to participate in the XXX Ibero-American Summit, which brings together the 22 Spanish and Portuguese speaking countries in the Iberian capital. This was reported by the Royal House.
The first to be received was Chilean President José Antonio Kast, accompanied by Foreign Minister José Francisco Perez Mackenna, while the monarch was accompanied by Foreign Minister José Manuel Albares.
The meeting, as reported by the Chilean government on X, reaffirmed "the historic diplomatic and cooperation ties that unite the two countries". “The friendship between Chile and Spain has deep roots and enormous potential for the future,” Kast said.
Felipe VI then met the Honduran president Nasry Asfura, whose country will assume the rotating presidency of the Ibero-American community, after the Spanish one, hosting the summit in 2028. The Spanish head of state finally received the Guatemalan president Bernardo Arevalo and the president of Costa Rica, Laura Fernandez.
Arevalo, in a message published on
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Honduras will host the Ibero-American Summit in 2028 under its rotating presidency.
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Open Questions
- What specific agreements were discussed during the bilateral meetings?
- What is the complete agenda of the XXX Ibero-American Summit?
- Which cooperation topics will be priorities under the Honduran presidency in 2028?
