The second day of the state visit to Italia of the Kings of Spainthis Wednesday, is dedicated to the most institutional and political meetings. The day began with a ceremony at the Quirinal, the palace abandoned by the last Italian king when the country became a Republic and which has since been the headquarters of the transalpine presidency. There, Philip VI y Joy have been received by the president Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura, who currently serves as first lady.
The first to speak was Mattarella, who wanted to convey his condolences for the consequences of the Dana in Valencia. “The location of Spain and Italy in the center of the Mediterranean makes us share feelings about him climate change“, he said. The Italian president has urged “to work together for the mitigation of climate change and for a transition [verde]”, he added.
For his part, the King recalled that the objective of his trip is “to deepen the relations between Spain and Italy.” “In our current world, in continuous and accelerated transformation, the pillars on which our relationship is based – friendship, cooperation and solidarity – are essential so that we can work coordinated and intensely in the search for joint responses to the challenges that both countries have posed,” added the Spanish monarch, shortly before other ceremonial events and the meeting with Giorgia Melonithe country’s prime minister.
Meeting between changes
Felipe VI and Letizia had lunch at one in the afternoon with the far-right leader of Brothers of Italyproclaimed this week as the “most powerful” woman in Europa by the European magazine Politico. They have done it at the Bel Respiro residence, located in the Roman park of Villa Pamphili. A closed-door meeting that will also be the first face to face between Meloni and Felipe VI and that is held at a political moment of change, that is, when the Italian has once again gained relevance for , who will formally take office on January 20 the position as president of USA.
With this reality, and the strengthened relationship between Italy and Spain as a basis, the conversations with the Spanish delegation will focus on political and economic issues, according to the Spanish authorities. All this against the backdrop of distances with the socialist Pedro Sanchezwhose Government is at the opposite end of Meloni’s on various issues, including the management of irregular immigrants who try to cross the Mediterranean to reach the European Union.
Another key moment of the day will also be the speech that Felipe VI will give at the Transalpine Congress. The last to meet the Kings during the day will be the mayor of Roma, Roberto Gualtierimember of the progressive Democratic Party (PD).
