The President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezmoved back NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, this weekend at the Quintos de Mora estate, Toledo. During the meeting, they held various preparatory work meetings for the NATO summit to be held in Madrid on June 29-30.

During the meeting, they discussed “key” issues such as Ukraine, the elaboration of the new strategic concept, the Madrid concept which must prepare NATO to face the future challenges of the Alliance in a historic moment such as the war on the eastern flank.

“Working weekend with Jens Stoltenberg, before the commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Spain joining NATO. Ready to host the next “NATO Summit”, at a historic moment for the Alliance in the defense of peace and security,” Sánchez said in a message on his Twitter account.

commemorative act

This visit is prior to the act of the 40th anniversary of Spain’s accession to the Atlantic Alliance. The act will have the participation of more than 300 guestsamong them, former presidents of the executive and former secretaries general of NATO, as well as representatives of state powers, informed government sources.

For the moment, Felipe González, José María Aznar and José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero have confirmed their attendance, as well as the one who was at the head of the Atlantic Alliance, Javier Solana. The ambassadors in Brussels of the 30 allied countries that make up the Atlantic Council will also be present, which is unusual for institutional acts of a specific country. Ihor Zhovkva, political advisor and deputy director of Ukrainian President Volodímir Zelenski, is also expected to be present, visiting Madrid this week.

The appointment of Teatro Real coincides with the date on which Spain, under the government of Leopoldo Calvo Sotelobecomes the 16th member of the military pact founded in 1949 by the United States, Canada and a dozen European countries.