Politics

President Obama officially will visit Spain between 9 to 11 July

Will meeting King and Prime Minister

King Philip VI visits Washington in September 2015
(Source: Spanish Royal House)
USPA NEWS - US President Barack Obama will visit Spain between next July 9 to 11, informed Monday the White House and the Spanish Government. This will be the first official visit to Spain of an US President since 15 years ago.
Obama will meeting with King Philip VI and the acting Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. The visit of Obama wants to underline that Spain is a “big ally“ of US on defense and security, also on political and economic cooperation, informed Monday the US Department of State. When President Obama arrive in Spain already it is know who's the next President of the Spanish Government after elections on June 26. Obama's visit was scheduled for las April, but was postponed because of the political situation in Spain.
Spain and US are economic partners in the EU framework and military allies within NATO. Washington is interested in maintaining good relations with Madrid and specially now that it is negotiating the Free Trade Agreement (TTIP) between the United States and the European Union, but also because both countries are committed to the fight against Jihadist terrorism. White House welcomes the results of the operations in Spain by the Police and Civil Guard against networks of indoctrination and recruitment of Jihadists.
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