{"id":715762,"date":"2026-01-23T17:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/715762\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T17:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T17:20:14","slug":"king-of-spain-defends-ties-with-us-but-stresses-it-is-based-on-trust-and-dialogue-international","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/715762\/","title":{"rendered":"King of Spain defends ties with US, but stresses it is based on \u2018trust and dialogue\u2019 | International"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spanish monarch Felipe VI on Friday emphasized to representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Madrid that \u201cSpain remains firmly committed to its strategic alliance\u201d with the United States, and that the transatlantic link between Europe and North America<\/a> \u201ccontinues to be essential for global security and stability. Its weakening would have direct consequences for everyone\u2019s security. Ours and that of all our partners and allies.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, the king also recalled that the relationship with Washington<\/a> \u201chas historically been built on the basis of trust and dialogue\u201d and added that preserving this link \u201crequires, more than ever before, greater adaptability and responsible pursuit of shared goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

The 250th anniversary of U.S. independence<\/a>, which is being commemorated this year, is, in his opinion, a good opportunity to highlight Spain\u2019s contribution to the birth of the most powerful country in the world and also to \u201creaffirm the desire to maintain, based on mutual respect, a constructive and forward-looking relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n

Without mentioning U.S. President Donald Trump, Felipe VI stressed that the world stage is undergoing \u201cnot just a transformation, but a real mutation,\u201d in which \u201cthe reference frameworks of the international community are continually being questioned.\u201d <\/p>\n

He warned of the \u201cdisturbing spread of confrontation,\u201d not only due to the prolongation of conflicts in Ukraine, the Middle East and the Sahel, but also due to the emergence of tensions \u201cin Greenland and the Arctic region<\/a>, which affects us all so much,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He also referred to Iran and Venezuela and to \u201call political prisoners who have yet to be released,\u201d whom he referred to with this description for the first time.<\/p>\n

Against this backdrop, he stressed that defending international law and the United Nations Charter, which was adopted 80 years ago, \u201cis a moral and political imperative.\u201d It is not, he said, \u201cone option among many, but rather the best collective response to global challenges,\u201d aware that its effectiveness requires not only defending it but also \u201cmaking it evolve.\u201d<\/p>\n

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