To this end, he will meet this Thursday with the head of the Ibero-American Secretariat, former Chilean Foreign Minister Andrés Allamand, as part of his agenda in which he reflected on the forthcoming meeting in the Dominican Republic.
As Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina highlighted in the dialogues with Sánchez and Her Majesty, he took the opportunity to highlight the expectations raised by the Spanish Presidency of the European Union (EU) in the second half of 2023.
Spain’s leading role is viewed with good eyes, particularly given the resumption of the EU summits with the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) on July 17th and 18th in Brussels.
Like the president, the head of Tegucigalpa diplomacy in Madrid expressed the hope that both the Dominican Ibero-American summit at the end of March and the EU-Celac in Brussels will serve to achieve concrete progress in relations with Europe and especially with Spain.
In statements to local media, Reina explained that her government believed there had been a coup d’état in Peru, called for the release of former President Pedro Castillo and drew a comparison to what happened in her country in 2009.
Yesterday, the Honduran dignitary had friendly meetings with Sánchez and Felipe VI, which sealed the excellent state of bilateral relations.
“Development cooperation is one of our strongest links to Honduras. We continue to work in important areas,” said the head of the Spanish executive.
At the same time, Xiomara Castro and Sánchez celebrated the agreement signed in Madrid by the respective foreign ministers, José Manuel Albares and Reina, to improve the migration situation of Spanish development workers in Honduras.
They also appreciated the ongoing discussions to edit the next Country Association Framework 2024-2027.
In addition, they agreed on the success of the agreement signed in 2022 to regulate and manage labor migration flows, which allowed 250 Honduran citizens to travel to our country and work in agricultural campaigns.
During 2023, that number is expected to rise to 569 workers, Moncloa press sources have indicated.
Xiomara Castro completes her sixth trip abroad since taking office a year ago, having visited Colombia, the United States, Italy, Brazil and Argentina.
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