Albares will journey to Slovakia to strengthen bilateral relations

The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, travels to Slovakia this Monday to take part within the nation’s Ambassadors’ Conference and maintain a bilateral assembly along with his counterpart, Juraj Blánar.  

This go to comes at a time of strengthening bilateral relations with a rustic with which Spain has additionally recognized complementarity and synergies in key areas comparable to European affairs, tourism, defence and tutorial and scientific cooperation.

Bilateral relations between Spain and Slovakia are sturdy, as mirrored by the go to of the Slovak Minister of Foreign Affairs, Juraj Blánar, to Spain in June 2025. On the financial entrance, Spanish corporations have a major presence in Slovakia, significantly in sectors such because the rail business. 

Slovakia additionally has a powerful curiosity in Spain. Slovak tourism to Spain has doubled during the last two years, making Spain the fourth hottest vacation spot for Slovak travellers. Additionally, Spanish is the fourth most generally studied international language within the nation, with a rising institutional presence that features an Aula Cervantes in Bratislava, three AECID lectureships and 7 bilingual sections with greater than 2,500 college students. 

Ambassadors’ Conference​

The Slovak Ambassadors’ Conference welcomes a visitor of honour every year. Following the participation of the Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Tanja Fajon, final yr, Minister Albares will additional strengthen the occasion’s worldwide dimension. The theme of this yr’s convention is A world and humanistic international coverage.

The nation’s Ambassadors’ Conference has been held yearly in Bratislava since 1995. Last yr’s version, held from 26 to twenty-eight May, introduced collectively 67 ambassadors and firmly established the convention because the principal strategic discussion board for Slovak diplomacy. 

Visit to Lest army base

Following his participation within the Ambassadors’ Conference, Minister Albares will journey to Lest, the place Spain serves because the lead nation of the Multinational Brigade as a part of NATO’s Enhanced Forward Presence in Eastern Europe. Spain’s presence on the bottom consists of virtually 900 Spanish Army personnel.

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