Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will pay a state visit to Chinese President Xi Jinping next week, the Spanish government said. With this, Sánchez accepts an invitation from Beijing.
The invitation was reported on Wednesday by the newspaper El País, and was confirmed by the minister for the Presidency Felix Bolaños in an interview with the radio station Cadena Ser. “The weight that Spain and Pedro Sánchez have in the world is beyond question” Bolaños said, adding that “China has a key role to play in mediating the war in Ukraine.”
Trade
According to Bolaños, the visit also focuses on trade, as Sánchez plans to meet Spanish companies active in China.
Xi just finished a three-day trip to Moscow, where he described China’s stance on the conflict as “impartial”. Spain, a NATO member whose foreign policy is closely aligned with that of the United States, is a staunch ally of Ukraine and will assume the presidency of the European Union in July.
During a trip to Kiev in February, Sánchez expressed his “unconditional support” for Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Madrid has also supplied Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine.
Source: BNR
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